It seems that politicians around the world are thinking about the health of their countries. While in China, Chen Zhu has announced his plans for a universal health service and reform across health services. Gordon Brown, the UK Prime Minister, has also announced he is planning to make some changes in our health service. 

The crux of Mr. Brown's proposals are related to giving the NHS (National Health Service) a greater focus on prevention, rather than just curing patients. 

He is planning to introduce increased screening for common diseases such as heart disease, strokes, and cancer, for example, breast cancer. In Britain there are 200,000 deaths a year from heart attacks and strokes, many of which might have been avoided if the condition had been known about. 

Initially, the diagnostic tests will be available for those who are vulnerable, or most likely to have the disease. One example is a plan to offer all men over 65 an ultrasound test to check for problems with the main artery , a condition which kills 3,000 men a year. 

The opposition have criticized Mr. Brown's proposals, saying that they are just a trick, and claiming that there is no proper timetable for the changes. They also say that Mr. Brown is reducing the money available for the treatment of certain conditions while putting more money towards testing for them. 

The NHS was founded in 1948, and is paid for by taxation. The idea is that the rich pay more towards the health service than the poor. However in recent years there has been a great increase in the use of private healthcare, because it's much quicker. NHS waiting lists for operations can be very long, so many people who can afford it choose to pay for medical care themselves.
What are politicians focusing on around the world?
Who is thinking about it in the UK?
Who is he?
What does he want to do?
What is his plan for doing so?
Instead of what?
What is one way he thinks this can be accomplished?
Such as?
Who would be screened?
Don't only 50,000 die a year from heart attacks?
How many?
Are any of them able to be avoided?
How many men a year are killed from problems with their main blood vessels?
What does kill 3,000 men a year?
Who do they want to screen for that problem?
Is the test invasive?
How do they screen them?
What occured in 1948?
Who covers the cost?
Health
It seems that politicians around the world are thinking about the health of their countries.
Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown, the UK Prime Minister, has also announced he is planning to make some changes in our health service. 
The UK Prime Minister
Gordon Brown, the UK Prime Minister, has also announced he is planning to make some changes in our health service
Make some changes in health service.
has also announced he is planning to make some changes in our health service. 
give the NHS a greater focus on prevention
The crux of Mr. Brown's proposals are related to giving the NHS (National Health Service) a greater focus on prevention, rather than just curing patients. 
just curing patients.
The crux of Mr. Brown's proposals are related to giving the NHS (National Health Service) a greater focus on prevention, rather than just curing patients. 

Increase screenings for Common diseases
He is planning to introduce increased screening for common diseases such as heart disease, strokes, and cancer, for example, breast cancer.
Heart disease, strokes, cancer, and breast cancer.
He is planning to introduce increased screening for common diseases such as heart disease, strokes, and cancer, for example, breast cancer. 
Initially, the the vulnerable.
Initially, the diagnostic tests will be available for those who are vulnerable, or most likely to have the disease.
No
In Britain there are 200,000 deaths a year from heart attacks and strokes,
200,000 from heart attacks and strokes
In Britain there are 200,000 deaths a year from heart attacks and strokes
Might have been.
 In Britain there are 200,000 deaths a year from heart attacks and strokes, many of which might have been avoided if the condition had been known about. 
unknown
unknown
Problems with the main artery
One example is a plan to offer all men over 65 an ultrasound test to check for problems with the main artery , a condition which kills 3,000 men a year. 
All men over 65.
One example is a plan to offer all men over 65 an ultrasound test to check for problems with the main artery , a condition which kills 3,000 men a year. 
no
One example is a plan to offer all men over 65 an ultrasound test to check for problems with the main artery , a condition which kills 3,000 men a year.
ultrasound
Initially, the diagnostic tests will be available for those who are vulnerable, or most likely to have the disease. One example is a plan to offer all men over 65 an ultrasound test to check for problems with the main
The NHS was founded.
The NHS was founded in 1948
Citizens through taxation.
The NHS was founded in 1948, and is paid for by taxation