In an effort to address health disparities, leaders from numerous countries throughout the world gathered in Rio de Janiero, Brazil to discuss ways in preventing inequalities among nations. According to the World Health Organization, between countries, there is a thirty six year difference between life expectancies within nations. This discrepancy is a key issue to address, especially when health care is considered a right to all human beings. The majority of inequalities lie in the stratification of social classes found within nations. The determinants of health play a role in affecting one’s health and their access to health care. Because of the economic burden striking the world, the gap between nations and the health care provided has even further widened. Limiting the access individuals have to health care only creates a system that results in a population unable to support their wellbeing sufficiently. The socioeconomic status of countries creates the large break between matters of health. Those with the money and availability to treatment enables them to secure a healthy lifestyle, where as those in nations that are still developing, their chances of receiving care are slim. The conference in Rio de Janiero is the beginning step in addressing the global issue of inconsistencies in regards to health. Although this is bringing attention to the issue, the actual flight in eliminating the inequalities will take a long time. This issue, despite the being a timely process, will ultimately benefit those involved. Creating health care for individuals who are not receiving what is considered the “standard” level will improve their overall state.
It is a good start Rio de Janiero address the issue of preventing inequalities among nations in health care system. The socioeconomic status is always a big problem. As the professor mention, the rich always get better health than the poor. Because the rich people have money to access health cares. On the other hand, poor people mostly have financial problem and don’t have money to access in health care. That’s why rich people tend to have a healthy life than the poor. Although this process will take a longer time in order to see an improvement. At least poor people begin get attention on the problem they have and get benefit on improving their health care.
ReplyDeleteThe health disparities that are present between countries can be very startling, especially when looking at expected lifetimes. However, health care is not treated as a right in all nations which is why such discrepancies exist. Even if some nations wished to treat health care as a right, it would be impossible for many areas to implement this as there are just not enough resources for everyone to receive equal health care. Immediate health issues that can be considered a public health concern are the primary areas that should be always be addressed, but resources are often lacking with even those health issues. Addressing health disparities is a very difficult topic and requires improvement in sectors outside of healthcare alone in order to narrow the gap.
ReplyDeleteThere will always be health disparities among those with money and those without. The truth of the matter is that poor people can't afford healthcare. Medicaid and Medicare help, but not everyone can get it. Unless the world becomes a socialist state, where everyone gets a fair share, there will always be disparities. Even if socialism happens, it won't last long because the act of consumption and consumerism will bring the unevenness back. It's just a fact of life that there will always be disparities in health care (unless healthcare is given free to everyone, of course, though there are other factors that will impede that)
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