Health in Spain

Healthcare in Spain is known to have great potential in public hospitals as they are given many freedoms, you will not have to pay as in the US, which will only pay for private

Health:

If in 1986 the life expectancy of the Spaniards was 76.4 years today that same index rises to 83.2 years ,there are many factors that have influenced this remarkable progress. Notably, these 30 years in the EU have served to internationalize health coverage through the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), a free card that gives you access to public health care during a temporary stay in one of the 28 Member States EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, under the same conditions and at the same cost as nationals of that country.

Food security:

Across the European Union there are more and more comprehensive in terms of food consumed controls. Major crises that occurred in the past decade, for example, the "mad cow" have served to strengthen the European dimension of food security.

To do this, it has taken into account all the Community rules governing the recognition of diplomas of doctors and medical specialist, that is:

• Directive 93/16 / EC of 5 April 1993, to facilitate the free movement of doctors and mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other qualifications.
• Directive 98/21 / EC of 8 April 1998 amending Directive 93/16 / EC.
• Directive 98/63 / EC of 3 September 1998 amending Directive 93/16 / EC.
• Agreement on the European Economic Area. OJ L 1, 3 January 1994.
• Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden. OJ L 1, January 1, 1995.
• Communication (96 / C 393/04) from the list of designations of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications as general medical practitioner published in accordance with Article 41 of Directive 93/16 / EC.

In the EU there are specialties such as:

• Pathological anatomy.
• Anesthesiology and resuscitation.
• General and digestive surgery.
• Family and community medicine.
• Internal Medicine.
• Pneumology.
• Neurosurgery.