Health policies and health care in Slovakia and Tunisia

Introduction: Organisational and structural differences in health care systems across the countries have an impact on the effectiveness of governments in addressing the most needed health problems of its citizens. So have health policy planning, implementation, and health promotion too. Aim: The article described the differences and similarities in health policies in Slovakia and Tunisia and the efforts made to develop the population’s health and restrain the risks. Core of Work: The differences in structural systems of medicine, environmental conditions, and actual challenges in health in these two countries are unique. However, we found a few common problems, in public attention, to be similar. Because there exist multiple ways in which the health policies can be adjusted so they can reflect the population needs, we examined several areas - health insurance systems, drug policy, immunisation schedules, and patient safety. Conclusion: The epidemiologic transition in Tunisia has made an impact on population health while the revolution in 2011 interposed other changes, so health policy needed to react accordingly. Comparison with a country as Slovakia presented different approaches to the healthcare system and introduced many similarities in health policies.