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The aspect of healthcare is one of the crucial elements that make or break a nation’s stability. Healthcare systems vary widely from one country to another and many international health organizations have been concerned with determining which countries have done well in taking care of their populace and which ones have done poorly over the years. Comparing and contrasting two countries whose healthcare systems are highly different from one another may help us understand better (1) the advantages of a country with a good healthcare system and policy, (2) the strategies that make a healthcare approach successful, and (3) what the countries ...

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Healthcare is one of the basic needs for all of us. Once the primary needs like food and shelter are taken care of, the focus for any government shifts towards providing better healthcare for its citizens. As per the Indian constitution, healthcare system in India is primarily run by the states and union territories. Both the states and union territories are responsible for public health and standard of living respectively. India has a population of 1.2 billion. 44% of the children are malnourished and more than 400 million people live on less than $1.25 per day. This poses a big challenge ...

Trade unions have been very significant in Australian society in terms of social justice and improving the living standards of the workers. Union campaigns have resulted in improved health and safety, shorter working hours, superannuation, equal pay for women, holiday time, among other aspects of Australian working life. Because of these benefits, it’s thought that the unions continuously become stronger in terms of membership; however, statistics show the reverse. The unions have experienced declining rates of union membership since 1990. This has directly affected the organization of work in terms of bargaining power, employee involvement, and representation of ...