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Health Care in Italy




Italy has a national healthcare system called “Servizio Sanitario Nazioanale”; this system is made up of many different institutions at different levels that contribute to achieving the goals of the public health service. These institutions are:
  • Ministry of Health

  • The Central Institutions and Organs:
    • CSS - Consiglio Superiore di Sanità ()
    • ISS - Istituto Superiore di Sanità ( Health Superior Institute)
    • INAIL - Istituto Nazionale Assicurazione Infortuni sul Lavoro (National Institute for Occupational Accident Insurance)
    • AGENAS - Agenzia nazionale per i Servizi Sanitari Regionali (National Agency for Regional Health Services)
    • IRCCS - Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (Scientific Institute for Hospitalization and Care)
    • IIZZSS - Istituti Zooprofilattici Sperimentali (Experimental Institute Zooprophylactic)
    • AIFA - Agenzia italiana del farmaco (Farmaco Italian Agency)

  • The Territorial Institutions and Organs:
    • Regioni e Province autonome (Regional and Autonomous Provinces Institutions)
    • Aziende Sanitarie Locali ( Health Local center )
    • Aziende Ospedaliere (Hospitals)
The Italian National Healthcare Service (SNS) includes the set of charitable functions and activities carried out by regional health services, agencies and institutions of the State to ensure the protection of health as a fundamental right.

The SNS is a public system that guarantees universal healthcare for all citizens, it’s financed through general taxes and direct revenues collected by local health authorities.

Italy has the second best public healthcare system in the world in terms of public expense efficiency and citizen attention access right after France.



Medical schools   Medical schools in Italy

Medical schools teach the science of healing, which involves the maintenance and the restoring of health by the prevention and treatment of illnesses. Medical schools teach a number of healthcare practices. Some schools provide specialized courses such as Master's Degree programs, Doctor of Philosophy degree, and other educational programs in healthcare.



Nursing schools   Nursing schools in Italy

Nursing schools are part of a larger healthcare system. The difference between nursing and medicine is that through nursing you are more in touch with patients than through medicine. Before considering studying nursing you must have vocation of service.



Pharmacy schools   Pharmacy schools in Italy

Pharmacy is part of all the healthcare professions that involve health sciences and chemical sciences. You must be sure that this profession goes according to your personal preferences and life expectations. There are plenty Pharmacy schools in Italy.



Dental schools   Dental schools in Italy

The profession of Dentistry is part of the branch of medicine that involves the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases in the oral cavity. The aspirants to dentists have to ensure that the possible Dental Schools, they might choose, fulfill the entire program with the basic requirements and respective clinical practice.




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