Comparative assessment of health protection systems in Baltic Sea Region

Improving the health conditions of population and development of effective health protection system is the main social target of sustainable development. An effective system for public health care aims to ensure adequate health care and improvement in population’s health status. However investments in the health policy, in improving the competencies of public health specialists, in infrastructure development, in the building of the communities' health improvement capacities etc. provide for different results in Baltic Sea Region countries therefore it is important to analyse the efficiency of health protection systems in Baltic Sea Region and to define the main factors including cultural one having impact on health status in specific countries. The aim of the presentation is to review health care resources and health protection systems impacts on health status in Baltic Sea Region. The main tasks to achieve this aim are: To compare health care resources and state financing of health protection systems in Baltic Sea Region countries; To compare health indicators of Baltic Sea Region countries; To define the efficiency of health protection systems in Baltic Sea Region in terms of achievements in improving health status in Baltic Sea Region Countries; To discuss results and findings.