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How To Register With The Health System In India

The Indian government has prioritised healthcare over recent decades, establishing a universal healthcare system and state medical insurance, and the system is continuing to develop under a new scheme, colloquially known as Modicare. However, the system is still overstretched and

How To Register With The Health System In Egypt

Egyptian health insurance has undergone a recent overhaul and its goal is to have fully universal coverage for all citizens by the 2030s. However, unfortunately, this is not currently intended to apply to expat residents. Egypt technically offers universal health

How To Register With The Health System In China

China’s public healthcare falls under its social insurance plan. Since 2006, China has been undertaking large-scale reforms across its healthcare system. Under these reforms, around 800 million rural residents gained basic medical coverage, with the central and provincial governments covering

How To Register With The Health System In Canada

If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you can apply for public health insurance, for subsidised low-cost healthcare. The public healthcare system in Canada is funded through taxes, although some provinces charge a monthly premium. The monthly premium

How To Register With The Health System In Brazil

Healthcare in Brazil is provided by both private and government institutions, and is considered a constitutional right. All Brazilian nationals and permanent residents are entitled to free public healthcare. Public healthcare in Brazil is provided by the National Healthcare System,

How To Register With The Health System In Andorra

Andorra is a small independent principality situated between France and Spain in the Pyrenees mountain range. Its population has an average life expectancy of around 82.9 years – the average life expectancy for men is 80.7 years, while for women

How To Register With The Health System In Australia

Australia has one of the most highly developed healthcare systems in the world, the overall standard of which is excellent. The government funds part of the public system, called Medicare, which covers most medical treatment at public hospitals. Australian taxpayers

How To Look After Your Mental Health In Ireland

The organisation Mental Health Ireland reports that around one in four people in Ireland will develop a mental health problem at some point in their life. In 2016, around 18.5% of the Irish population was recorded by the Organisation for

Stray Animals Abroad: How To Help

Many expats have had the distressing experience of being in a foreign place and seeing an animal either being abused, begging for food or in urgent need of medical attention. And many will have felt a sense of helplessness, a

Case Study: A Successful Move Abroad

Moving abroad can be a daunting, but also an exciting, prospect. If you are entertaining the idea, you will probably feel that there is suddenly a great deal to think about – every aspect of your life, in fact. This