noun
health care; healthcare; medical services
Broad term covering public health, medical care, and health services. Often used in policy, insurance, and institutional contexts.
保健医療の充実が求められている。
Improvement of health care is being demanded.
この地域の保健医療体制は整っている。
The health care system in this region is well-established.
Compound of 保健 (health preservation) and 医療 (medical care). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern coinage reflecting the integration of public health and clinical services.