Healthcare in Tagmatium

The Hospital at the Church of St Alexios, Tagmatika

Healthcare in Tagmatium is provided by a universal public healthcare system overseen by the Ministry for Health and is provided free at the point of need for all Tagmatine citizens and permanent residents of Tagmatium. It is funded through general taxation. The Ministry of Health oversees all healthcare in the nation but organisationally it is mixed between the Aroman Health Service and the Enlightened Aroman Church. Many hospitals are run as part of monasteries and churches, in the capacity of giving aid to those in need. Even those hospitals that are under the Aroman Health Service have a significant number of clergy present, as spiritual health is considered to be as important as bodily health. In the reverse, in Church-run hospitals, most of the doctors, surgeons and specialists are trained, provided and employed by the Aroman Health Service, whilst other roles such as nurses, administrative and custodial staff are from the Church. The option for private healthcare is available but this is primarily utilised by only the wealthy. Tagmatium spends 10.3 percent of its gross domestic product on healthcare but in real terms it is actually more than that, as the Church-run facilities are funded by the Church. In these terms, it is the equivalent of 12.9 percent of GDP.

In terms of healthcare, Tagmatium tends to be ranked, on average, in the top ten nations on Eurth, but this could be expected of one of the wealtiest nations on Eurth. There are on average 4.1 physicians per 1000 inhabitants in Tagmatium and waiting times for operations and in emergencies is low. Infant mortality is also low, at 5 per 1000 live births. However, Tagmatium also consistently performs poorly when compared to other nations when it comes to diagnosis and treatment for some chronic illnesses, especially HIV/AIDS. This is possibly due to the anti-LGBT prejudices within the nation. Other mental health issues, such as suicide, are also viewed through as a religious point of vieww rather than medical lens, which often means that people do not get the treatment that they need. There have been attempts to remedy this in recent years and bring the treatment up to that of equivalent nations but these have been accused of being half-hearted by some observers.

Myzithras General Hospital, Myzithras