On the crises that affected financial situation in the field of health care in the Republic of Moldova, in recent decades

Abstract

The large-scale transformations in the health care system have been conditioned by the important changes in the provision of health services and their organization in recent decades. The Republic of Moldova suffered enormously from the internal political, global financial and pandemic crises from 2008-2021. Thus, the porpose of this study is a pertinent one, especially in the curent context of financially constrained health care system. However, despiate of the recent economic downturns, many countries have rised health spending dramatically. The analysis carried out reveals that, in the last decade, the stipulated objectives have remained the same, despite periods of instability. Current study investigates the level of raising of health care expenditures, the structure and the impact of the political, financial and pandemic crisis on health care system. The methods used in the evaluation, such as the review of relevant documents, the collection and analysis of data, contributed to the identification of aspects that have an impact on the performance of the healthcare system in the Republic of Moldova. Therefore, each country must perceive that the provision of health care is important for improving a population’s health, which in turn can lead to more productivity, better economic performance, and then more fiscal resources. CZU: [614.2:338.14]:[336.566+35.072.8](478); JEL: I10, I11, I13, I15, I18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.53486/cike2022.51