Reflection #2

The second source I have chosen to reflect on is an article called “Evolution of the Canadian Health Care System” taken from “Canadian Nursing Faces the Future”. This text was written by Alice J. Baumgart, RN, PhD. I have found this source to be very relevant and therefore useful because just as the title implies, it portrays how health care has changed for the better throughout the years. As the article entails, Canada is currently recognized as one of the most admired health care systems on an international level. However, up until the implementation of the World Health Organization, standards were not nearly as worthy of recognition. Outbreaks of fatal diseases occurred frequently. The article explains instances such as the typhus epidemic in 1847, of which lead to 20 000 deaths. Such occurrences were common due to the lack of knowledge, research and limited access to physicians and hospitals. The World Health Organization has met these needs in the past and continues to set goals towards doing so for the future. This article is also extremely informative because although the main focus is on Canadian health care, it incorporates other countries as well such as England, Brazil, Switzerland and the United States. It provides a comparison of how significantly each country has progressed, therefore stating which countries continue to require considerable assistance from the World Health Organization, and those who appear to be relatively stable on their own. This source has provided me with a significant amount of information of which will be useful. I have gained an extensive amount of knowledge of the history of health care on a global level, through reading this article.