أثر السياسات النيوليبرالية على الصحة العمومية والرعاية الصحية العالمية مع الإشارة إلى جائحة كورونا

Abstract EN

This study aims to shed light on how neoliberal policies in transforming health care from a human right and social service, into a commodity subject to the principles of market and profit.

the importance of the study is to highlight the seriousness of neoliberal policies and their dire effects on the world's health and health care.

the study followed the inductive method.

the study concluded that neoliberal policies led to a decrease in life expectancy and an increase in mortality.

it has also led to widening health disparities between different countries.

strictly implementing austerity supply-side economics has led to significant reductions in expenditures on health and social services.

the coronavirus pandemic is much more than a health crisis.

it finds its deep roots in years of neglect by successive neoliberal governments which denied the importance of public health and the common good.