Health care in Colombia refers to the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions in the Republic of Colombia.
The very political system of any country forms the backbone of the nation and in the due course plays a guiding force in determining the growth and development of the country in every aspect. The political system of Colombia has grown from strength to strength and has played a decisive role in true sense of the term.
As per the latest data available, the Colombia population has gone up to around 44.3 million people. It now stands in the 26th position in the list of highly populated nations around the world. With this it has also become the third highly populated nation in Latin America after Brazil and Mexico. 75% of the total population of Colombia is found to reside in urban areas.