Since becoming an independent state in 1917, Finland has managed to progress and maintain a very well built health care system. Finlands Health Care is directed by Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and there are 450 municipalities.Finland has specialist health care, primary health care, family doctor health services available to all financial status'. Health care centers are responsible for routine care such as health counseling, examinations, and screening for diseases. Also provide school health care services, home care, dental work, and child and maternal care. Also a participant in the World Health Organization program.
Local authorities are responsible for the majority of health services. The entire population is covered by health insurance, including compensations for lost earnings and treatment costs. Health care services are free, subsidies from the national government were required to augment the financial resources of municipalities. It comes from state taxes, tax revenues, and private health services. Subsidies varied according to the wealth of the municipality and ranged roughly from 30 to 65 percent of costs. By mid-1980s, about 40 percent of the money spent on health went for primary care, compared with 10 percent in 1972. Passage of the Sickness Insurance Act in 1963 and frequent expansion of it's coverage meant good medical care was available to everyone.
The most important cause of death in the nineteenth century was pulmonary tuberculosis. Smallpox and pneumonia also ceased to be serious problems. Most common causes of deaths were first cardiovascular diseases, followed by neoplasms(malignant and benign), accidents, poisonings, trauma from external causes(including suicides), and lastly diseases of the respiratory system. With all of these causes of deaths Finland has been very successful in one major area: that would be the prevention of infant mortality, Finland has the lowest infant mortality rate.
Life expectancy in Finland in mid-1980s:
Women: 78.1 years compared to Swedish women of 79.6 years
Except for coronary illnesses, which Finnish women died 50 percent more
often than Swedish, Finnish female mortality mattched that of Sweden.
Life expectancy in Finland now:
Women: 81% Men: 73%
But men are deteriorated by Cardiovascular diseases, alcohol, and accidents
The National efforts to improve living habits have included campaigns against smoking, restraints on the consumption of alcohol, and better health education in schools.
Childhood Vaccination Schedule:
Summary chart
Abbreviations
D: Diphtheria vaccine (normal dose)*
d: Low dose diphtheria vaccine (booster dose)*
T: Tetanus vaccine (normal dose)*
t: Low dose tetanus vaccine (booster dose)*
aP: Acellular pertussis vaccine (normal dose)*
ap: Low dose acellular pertussis vaccine (booster dose)*
Local authorities are responsible for the majority of health services. The entire population is covered by health insurance, including compensations for lost earnings and treatment costs. Health care services are free, subsidies from the national government were required to augment the financial resources of municipalities. It comes from state taxes, tax revenues, and private health services. Subsidies varied according to the wealth of the municipality and ranged roughly from 30 to 65 percent of costs. By mid-1980s, about 40 percent of the money spent on health went for primary care, compared with 10 percent in 1972. Passage of the Sickness Insurance Act in 1963 and frequent expansion of it's coverage meant good medical care was available to everyone.
The most important cause of death in the nineteenth century was pulmonary tuberculosis. Smallpox and pneumonia also ceased to be serious problems. Most common causes of deaths were first cardiovascular diseases, followed by neoplasms(malignant and benign), accidents, poisonings, trauma from external causes(including suicides), and lastly diseases of the respiratory system. With all of these causes of deaths Finland has been very successful in one major area: that would be the prevention of infant mortality, Finland has the lowest infant mortality rate.
Life expectancy in Finland in mid-1980s:
Women: 78.1 years compared to Swedish women of 79.6 years
Except for coronary illnesses, which Finnish women died 50 percent more
often than Swedish, Finnish female mortality mattched that of Sweden.
Life expectancy in Finland now:
Women: 81% Men: 73%
But men are deteriorated by Cardiovascular diseases, alcohol, and accidents
The National efforts to improve living habits have included campaigns against smoking, restraints on the consumption of alcohol, and better health education in schools.
Childhood Vaccination Schedule:
Summary chart
Abbreviations
D: Diphtheria vaccine (normal dose)*
d: Low dose diphtheria vaccine (booster dose)*
T: Tetanus vaccine (normal dose)*
t: Low dose tetanus vaccine (booster dose)*
aP: Acellular pertussis vaccine (normal dose)*
ap: Low dose acellular pertussis vaccine (booster dose)*
Hib: Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine
IPV: Inactivated polio vaccine
MMR: Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine
MMR: Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine
RTV:Rotavirus vaccine
BCG: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine
The Finnish Childhood Vaccination Schedule:
At birth: BCG
2 months: RTV
3 months: DTap, Hib, IPV, RTV
5 months: DTap, Hib, IPV, RTV
12 months: DTap, Hib, IPV
14-18 months: MMR
4 years: DTap, IPV
6 years: MMR
6 years: MMR
14-15 years: dtap
The Finnish Childhood Vaccination Schedule as on 4 September 2009
1)DTaP, IPV and Hib are given as a single pentavalent vaccine.
2)DTaP and IPV are given as a single tetravalent vaccine.
3)The first dose of RTV is recommended before the age of 12 weeks, but not earlier than six weeks. Also, the child should not be older than 26 weeks (i.e. 6.5 months) when the third dose is given.
4)BCG is given only to children considered high-risk groups.
Additional comments:
Hepatitis B vaccine is given only to infants of HbsAg carrier mothers or fathers at the age of 0, 1, 2 and 12 months.
Influenza: Vaccination against seasonal influenza is given to children 6-35 months of age annually since autumn 2007.
Tick-borne encephalitis: A primary vaccination campaign with three doses against TBE is scheduled until end 2010 for children over 7 years of age living the geographic high-risk autonomous region of Åland.
Historic changes:
1960: Mumps vaccinations for military recruits.
1975: Measles vaccination for 1 year old children.
1975: Rubella vaccination for 11-13 years old girls and seronegative mothers.
1982: Two doses of MMR vaccination at 14-18 months and 6 years of age were introduced in the national childhood vaccination programme.2009: Rotavirus vaccine introduced at 2, 3 and 5 months to all children (September 2009)
Finnish Health Policy:
Lengthen the active and healthy lifetimes of citizens, to improve quality of life, and to diminish differences in health between popular groups.
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