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The Entity's report reviews health care around the world and highlights the overall cost of poor health care: It's only with medication-related errors that the world spends $ 42 billion a year.

In general, says the paper, medication errors, unnecessary or inappropriate treatments, unsafe clinical practices and lack of training of health professionals are a reality in all countries of the world: what about be rich or poor.

Adverse health care effects on disability (%)

WHO considers adverse effects: nosocomial infections, drugs and misdiagnosis, etc.

Source: WHO / OECD / World Bank

There is some evidence that the poor quality of health care in the world, according to the report:

The paper warns of the need to improve cancer survival rate, and cardiovascular disease over the years, but the paper notes that "even so, the economic and social costs of poor quality care, including long-term disability and loss of productivity, They raise billions of dollars each year. "

What is a good health system?

The report emphasizes that good health care should provide the right treatment at the right time and meet the preferences and needs of the patient. At the same time, the badistance should minimize the damage and the unnecessary use of resources.

The entities claim that even in poor countries, investment in health must be a priority not only because of social costs, but also because of economic costs.

Entities claim that universal access to health is only possible with an increase in quality. Such systems should also develop transparency.