From 902af3554985eb4406df27cd14d55d5fcf8c1ea6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: valerix Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 13:18:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] !publish! --- content/session/historiespublichealth.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/session/historiespublichealth.md b/content/session/historiespublichealth.md index f256776..0da2d31 100644 --- a/content/session/historiespublichealth.md +++ b/content/session/historiespublichealth.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ title: "Histories of Public Health" # Histories of Public Health -On March 17th, 2020, The Spanish Ministry of Health has announced that the government is putting all private hospitals in the country [under state control](https://publicservices.international/resources/news/spain-nationalises-all-private-hospitals-uk-rents-hospital-beds?id=10645&lang=en) indefinitely, to combat the spread of COVID-19 infections. "For the duration of this crisis the State will take control of all private hospital facilities and manage all of the resources for the common benefit of all of our people," [Ireland's Health Minister Simon Harris declared](https://www.thejournal.ie/private-hospitals-ireland-coronavirus-5056334-Mar2020/) on 24th March. In the Uk instead, the NHS will need to [‘to rent 8,000 private hospital beds for £2,400,000 per day’](https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/16/nhs-rent-8000-private-hospital-beds-2400000-per-day-12406301/). [South Africa](https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/economy/no-plan-to-nationalise-private-hospitals-in-wake-of-coronavirus-45187424) Department of Health spokesperson Popo Maja said in an interview with Business Report that the government was not looking to nationalise private hospitals because of the epidemic. +On March 17th, 2020, The Spanish Ministry of Health has announced that the government is putting [all private hospitals in the country under state control](https://publicservices.international/resources/news/spain-nationalises-all-private-hospitals-uk-rents-hospital-beds?id=10645&lang=en) indefinitely, to combat the spread of COVID-19 infections. "For the duration of this crisis the State will take control of all private hospital facilities and manage all of the resources for the common benefit of all of our people," [Ireland's Health Minister Simon Harris declared](https://www.thejournal.ie/private-hospitals-ireland-coronavirus-5056334-Mar2020/) on 24th March. In the Uk instead, the NHS will need to [‘to rent 8,000 private hospital beds for £2,400,000 per day’](https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/16/nhs-rent-8000-private-hospital-beds-2400000-per-day-12406301/). [South Africa](https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/economy/no-plan-to-nationalise-private-hospitals-in-wake-of-coronavirus-45187424) Department of Health spokesperson Popo Maja said in an interview with Business Report that the government was not looking to nationalise private hospitals because of the epidemic. Around the world, the Covid-19 pandemic is forcing governments to face the question of healthcare as a universal right that should be publicly funded through general taxation and feely available to all. In this context, this session puts together some stories of how the national health services came into existence in various countries and thanks to important social struggles.