title: Relative and Global Health: A Comparative Study between Healthcare Systems of Jordan and France.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This relative study includes categorical exploration of the economics, demographic, political, social and financial data to realize the basic reasons of the present healthcare systems in these countries.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive and comparative methods were used. This study tries to relate the healthcare systems of Jordan with that of France to produce effective lessons that can be helpful for guiding future developments down the correct path.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Depending on many factors such as life expectancy, the mortality rate in infants, universal medical coverage and availability of healthcare services to the masses, significant disparities between the two systems were found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Through this study, it has been concluded that the healthcare system of Jordan has a lot to improve with regard to standards of services offered, and there are many aspects to be learned from the French healthcare system by the Jordanian one, including the healthcare coverage system and the cost-sharing strategies.
authors.affiliation: Aladeen Alloubani, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Aladeen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alloubani
authors.affiliation: Ibrahim Mbarak Abdelhafiz, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ibrahim Mbarak
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Abdelhafiz
authors.affiliation: Abdulmoneam A. Saleh, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdulmoneam A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Saleh