English-Spanish translations for health care

• asistencia sanitaria
  La asistencia sanitaria ha dejado de estar al alcance de todos. Health care is no longer accessible to everyone.
  Incluye asistencia domiciliaria, servicios de asistencia institucional y de asistencia sanitaria. It includes care in the home, institutional care and health care services.
  El acceso a asistencia sanitaria y a educación no es el fin de ello. Access to health care and education is not the end of it.
• atención médica
  El informe menciona no obstante la necesidad de ahorrar en los gastos de atención médica. However, the report mentions the need to save money on health care costs.
  Se utilizan en la educación, la administración, la atención médica, los medios de comunicación y el aprendizaje permanente. They are used in education, administration, health care, the media, and in lifelong learning.
  Tememos por su vida y exigimos no sólo que se le brinde en la cárcel la atención médica necesaria, sino que sea liberada inmediatamente. We fear for her life and are demanding not only adequate health care for her in prison, but also her immediate release.

Definition of health care

• The prevention, treatment, and management of illness or the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions

Examples

• I think free health care should also cover nearsightedness

Related words

• health-care centre
• healthcare
• healthcare-related injury
• healthcare reform
• healthcare architecture
• public healthcare
• advance healthcare directive