1. The Perfect Health System
Country profiles
Part 1: Asia and Australia
2. Japan - Live long and prosper
3. South Korea - National pride and global ambition
4. China - Communist chimera?
5. Hong Kong - Demography, democracy and destiny
6. Malaysia - Reform some time, soon?
7. Singapore - Wealth and health
8. Indonesia - Largest single payer in the world
9. Australia - Advance Australia Fair
10. India - One country, two worlds
Part 2: Middle East and Africa
11 Qatar - Build and they will come
12 Israel - The best kept secret in global health?
13 South Africa - No more false dawns
Part 3: Europe
14. Russia - A distressed and distressing system
15. The Nordics - Decentralised welfare utopia?
16. The Netherlands - Competition and social solidarity
17. Germany - Doctor knows best
18. Switzerland - You get what you pay for
19. Italy - No longer 'la dolce vita'
20. Portugal - The price of austerity
21. France - Neither Beveridge nor Bismarck but the Republic
22. England - The NHS. In place of fear
Part 4: The Americas
23 Canada - At the crossroads
24 The US - Let's face the music and dance
25 Mexico - Unfinished business
26 Brazil - Order and progress?
Part 5: Global Challenges
27. Universal Healthcare - Triumph of political will
28. Same Problem, Different Country - The paradox of change
29. Clinical Quality - The more I know, the less I sleep
30. Value Walks - There is no healthcare without the workforce
31. Patients As Partners - Renewable energy
32. Climate Change and Sustainability - Our dirty little secret
33. Ageing - Every cloud has a silver lining
Part 6: Conclusion
34 Conclusion - We wouldn't start from here
Key Statistics at a Glance