ARTICLE · 03 JANUARY 1997
Health Care System in the Czech Republic
Total spending on health care in 1994 was over Kc 80 bn, about 8.3% of GDP. Health care is improving very quickly; health care facilities are being modernised and equipped with new technology.
With more than 37 000 doctors and 125 000 hospital beds for its 10.3 million people, the Czech Republic has one of the world's highest ratio of doctors and beds to population. According to the long term programme of the Ministry of Health, which was published in December 1995, both the number of doctors and hospital beds should be reduced.
Due to the complexity of privatising the health care system, privatisation has proceeded more slowly than in other sectors. In 1995 the privatisation of all family doctors and dental practices and out-patients clinics was completed. The private sector now provides about 90% of out-patient care.
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