The National Insurance Law (1954) grants the population a wide range of benefits.

Israel's comprehensive welfare system is based on legislation which provides for a broad range of national and community services.

Israel's health problems are similar to those prevailing in the Western world.

Israel's well-developed infrastructure of medical and paramedical research and bio-engineering capabilities facilitates a wide range of scientific inquiry.

Over the years, patients have come for specialized treatment from all over the world, including countries with which Israel has no diplomatic relations.