Libya's Rapid Collapse of the Health Care System After 2011: A Comparison of the Six Aims of Health Care Quality Between the United States and Libya

Abstract

This study examines Libya’s post-war healthcare between the years of 2011 to 2020 through self-reports of Libyan respondents regarding the healthcare quality they were provided in Libya and the U.S measured by the Institute of Medicine’s six quality aims of healthcare. The construct of the six quality aims is a guideline created to help healthcare facilities deliver adequate quality healthcare to patients. It is a reliable tool to measure the quality of a medical service center. To my knowledge, there have been no studies conducted regarding Libya’s healthcare system based on the Institute of Medicine’s six quality aims. Also, no data has been collected regarding Libyans’ perception of the quality of healthcare they received. With a detailed survey that I have constructed containing demographic variables as well as the six quality aims, I compared the respondents’ experiences in healthcare facilities in Libya to their experiences in the U.S healthcare facilities. With 30 respondents in total, this study found that their perception of healthcare quality between Libya and the U.S is similar. This study will also recall Libya’s medical background exploring the challenges it faced to help gain insight on the initial momentum that seems to have been lost. It will also introduce previous studies and action plans such as the Humanitarian Response Plan and the Libya Stabilization Act that can turn Libya into the divinely serene country it is meant to be.