Search PubMed⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

T Nacef

Publications and source records attributed to T Nacef.

At least 55 records · Page 3Linked to original sources
PubMedDate not supplied

[Analysis of different aspects of the health systems in Tunisia].

The health care system in Tunisia is composed of two sectors, public and private. Given the social and economic development level of the country, it can be said that the hospitals, health centers and workforce devoted to health are not severely limited. However, these structures are under-equipped and finance management is not relevant. The establishment of a National Health Service would render all the system more efficient.

Delivery of Health Care↗
PubMedDate not supplied

[Health transition in Tunisia over the past 50 years].

We describe the dramatic demographic, socioeconomic and health changes witnessed in Tunisia over the past 50 years. Demographically, the gross mortality rate and the infant mortality rate have gone from 19 per 1000 and 150 per 1000 respectively in 1956 to 5.7 per 1000 and 26.2 per 1000 now, and life expectancy at birth going from 50 to 72 years for the same period. Socioeconomically, the urban population has risen from 25% to 62%, the literacy rate from 15% to 73%, and the per capita income has increased 5-fold in real terms. Epidemiologically, the infectious and perinatal diseases prevailing in the 1960s have decreased whereas chronic and degenerative diseases have risen. The proportion of the GNP related to health expenditure has risen from 3.8% to 6.2%. The implication of these changes on the Tunisian health system and the need to adapt in terms of curative care and prevention of risks are discussed.

Cardiovascular Diseases↗