Health, in general, and health diplomacy, in particular, is very important for living a healthy life. United Nation Development Program The United Nation Development program uses three core indicators to assess national and international progress in human development. These indicators are health or longevity, measured by life expectancy at birth; (2) education, measured by adult literacy rates; and (3) standard of living, as measured by GDP (gross domestic product) per capita. Governments and policy makers who seek to improve the quality of life and well-being of their countries make (must make) plans to advance healthcare hospitals, physicians, nurses and medical professionals. This constitutes a major step in health diplomacy that is measured by Human Development Index (HDI) at both national and international levels.
Thank you for the answer Is there any other measure or indicator to determine the state of health diplomacy in a country?
Ok Dr. Mahnaz
Health diplomacy outcomes are measured by multiple indicators and information including life expectancy at birth, communicable and non-communicable diseases, financial access to health care, access to prenatal health services, prevention and early treatment, immunization rates, actual birth assisted by skilled health care professionals, and post-delivery supportive services among other critical health care data. A researcher, for example, can make a comparative analysis between two periods of time within a country to assess the health diplomacy outcomes. To be more specific, the researcher compares the indicator of life expectancy at birth in a country in 1990 (say the average was 69 years) with the year of 2016 or 2017 (say it improved to 75 years). This indicates a progress in the rate of health (represented in life expectancy at birth) by 6 years. Further, the researcher compares the public health expenditure (% of the total GDP of the same country) in 1990 (say it was 3.5 % of the total GDP) with the year of 2016 (4 or 4.5 % of the total GDP) to see if there any improvement. Then, the researcher compares the last rate (4 or 4.5 % of the total GDP) with the average public health expenditure of the GDP worldwide.
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