Healthcare in Algeria
Hospitals, clinics, dispensaries and heal services in Algeria
Healthcare in Algeria consists of an established network of hospitals, clinics, and dispensaries. The government provides universal health care.
History
The first public hospitals were built in Algiers, Oran and Annaba between 1883 and 1889, and in 1895 the first class of native Algerian medical students graduated as medical doctors. However between 1914 and 1964, healthcare stagnated and only 50 hospital beds were added, on average. Only about 19 qualified doctors were added to the workforce on average every year. The Algerian government invested heavily in training new medical staff and medical schools began graduating large numbers of doctors.
At the start of Algeria's independence in 1962, the Algerian health care system was small and consisted of only one physician per 33,000 people. There was estimated to be 300 doctors in all and only one trained paramedic per 40,000 people. The country has made major changes and progress since then in its policies and systems of health care. From 1975 onward, the Algerian government introduced a free national health care system.
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