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The National Health Insurance Law sets out a system of public funding for health services by means of a progressive health tax, administered by Bituah Leumi, or the National Insurance Institute, Israel's social security organization, which transfers funding to the Kupot Holim according to a capitation formula based on the number of members in ...
American Healthcare Professionals and Friends for Medicine in Israel (APF), formerly known as the American Physicians Fellowship for the Israel Medical Association, is an American non-profit organization founded in 1950 which supports projects that advance medical education, research, and healthcare in Israel and builds links between the medical communities of Israel and North America.
Kupat Holim Meuhedet (Hebrew: קופת חולים מאוחדת, lit. United Sickness Fund) is Israel's third largest health insurance and medical services organization and is one of four state-mandated health funds (Kupot Holim) that Israeli residents must belong to under Israel's universal healthcare framework.
In 2005, the center was renamed for Prof. Baruch Padeh, former director-general of the Ministry of Health, who headed the hospital in 1974–1976. Located on Poriya Ridge above Tiberias, it serves the population of Tiberias, Golan Heights, Jordan Valley, and Lower Galilee, including many kibbutzim and moshavim. [2]
Gaza City in 2021. A list of essential books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the history of Gaza help explain how it became a flashpoint and a target.
In 2013, Bloomberg ranked Israel as having the fourth most efficient healthcare system in the world, surpassed only by Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan. [ 35 ] Israel's medical facilities are recognized worldwide for their high standards of health services, top-quality medical resources and research, modern hospital facilities, and an impressive ...
Smoking is responsible for about 8,000 deaths in Israel every year, of which about 700 among passive smokers. The cost of the damage caused by smoking to the health system is estimated at NIS 1.7 billion (about $440 million) a year. The annual loss of working capacity and paid sick days in the wider economy is estimated at NIS 1.9 billion ($490 ...
Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel (AACI) is a non-profit organization of American and Canadian Jews who have made Aliyah to Israel. [1] AACI is a resource center for Israel's English-speaking population. AACI assists its members with all facets of Aliyah and absorption into Israeli society.