1. The Perfect Health System
Country profiles
Part 1: Asia and Australia
2. Japan – Live long and prosper
3. South Korea – National pride and global ambition
4. China – Communist chimera?
5. Hong Kong – Demography, democracy and destiny
6. Malaysia – Reform some time, soon?
7. Singapore – Wealth and health
8. Indonesia – Largest single payer in the world
9. Australia – Advance Australia Fair
10. India – One country, two worlds
Part 2: Middle East and Africa
11 Qatar – Build and they will come
12 Israel – The best kept secret in global health?
13 South Africa – No more false dawns
Part 3: Europe
14. Russia – A distressed and distressing system
15. The Nordics – Decentralised welfare utopia?
16. The Netherlands – Competition and social solidarity
17. Germany – Doctor knows best
18. Switzerland – You get what you pay for
19. Italy – No longer 'la dolce vita'
20. Portugal – The price of austerity
21. France – Neither Beveridge nor Bismarck but the Republic
22. England – The NHS. In place of fear
Part 4: The Americas
23 Canada – At the crossroads
24 The US – Let's face the music and dance
25 Mexico – Unfinished business
26 Brazil – Order and progress?
Part 5: Global Challenges
27. Universal Healthcare – Triumph of political will
28. Same Problem, Different Country – The paradox of change
29. Clinical Quality – The more I know, the less I sleep
30. Value Walks – There is no healthcare without the workforce
31. Patients As Partners – Renewable energy
32. Climate Change and Sustainability – Our dirty little secret
33. Ageing – Every cloud has a silver lining
Part 6: Conclusion
34 Conclusion – We wouldn't start from here
Key Statistics at a Glance