Globsec HRI studies 38 indicators of health systems assessment of EU countries including sector financing, infrastructure availability, workforce, prevention, innovation and management. The data source was: OECD, WHO, Eurostat, European Commission, UNICEF, EFPIA, and government and academic sources. According to the authors of the report, Poland has made progress in the field of investment in health care, but the differences in relation to the European average are still huge. Especially in the preparation of treatment for the upcoming future.
The study analyzed both the current state of health systems and their expected future ability to respond to social needs.
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Health expenses per capita have increased on the Vistula almost twice over the last decade, from 1332 euros to around 2653 euros in 2024. An increase of 99 percent In these ten years he is one of the highest in the EU countries. The largest occurred during the pandemic, but later he maintained the pace.
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However, we only take 18th place among the Member States in this respect. During the year, however, we improved by as many as five places.
According to Martin Smatan, the main author of the Think-Tank Globsec report, treating health as an investment, and not just a cost, will contribute to the increase in productivity, fiscal stability and improving national security.
The Globsec report estimates that Progress in Poland is noticeablebut compared to other EU countries, our health system remains long.
The first places in the ranking were taken by: Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway, and the fifth place – ex aequo Germany and Luxembourg. However, Bulgaria, Romania and the third from the end of Poland were in recent positions. It is not much better in the next in the order of Slovakia, Latvia and Lithuania. We are ahead of us in this index, but even Hungary fighting with budget problems.
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Challenge for prevention and access to innovation
Martin Smatana emphasized that despite the increase in expenses on the health sector and infrastructure development, Poland still needs to strengthen such areas as prevention, early diagnostics, staff potential and implementation of innovation.
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“Poland has increased health expenses and made progress in the field of infrastructure, but our analysis shows that prevention, early diagnostics, staff potential and faster access to innovation are the fastest ways to improve results and resistance,” said Smatana.
The analysis also indicates the need to focus in Poland on the preparation of the healthcare system for the challenges of the future. The readiness of “tomorrow” is what we stand out from the leaders the most.
We are, among others Worsely equipped with tomography and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, much below the EU average and average for the region. It is 1.3 and 2.4 per 100,000, respectively. residents at the EU average 2 and 2.7 and the average for Central and Eastern European countries 1.6 and 2.6. However, we are also in sixth place among EU countries, which most (12 percent) for health care allocates funds from KPO.
Poland occupies 20. The lowest place in the indicator of the number of nurses per population unit and 17. The lowest in terms of the number of practicing doctors. 72 percent Hospitals informs about deficiencies in employing nurses. The average age of the nurse is 52 years, and 30 percent He works despite exceeding the retirement age of 60 years.
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“Low Polish expenses for prevention, placed in the 25th place in the EUindicate a shortage of current investments necessary to reduce the long -term burden on the healthcare system and improve future health results ” – we read in the report.
“According to the latest available data, Poland allocates only about 2 % of total health expenditure on prevention, which is much less than the EU average of 6 % per person (according to purchasing power parity) it was The second lowest indicator in the EU” – we keep reading.
