• The biggest problem faced by any SAARC country is poverty. Poverty has a wide spectrum of causes which vary from country to country. Issues like Naxalism in India, Civil wars in Sri Lanka, Terrorism in Pakistan have a direct link to poverty. Illiteracy and ignorance have resulted in an unbridled rise in population in many under developed nations. This is one of the alarming problems faced by the world considering its impact on global food and commodity market. The impact is so severe that, India which once was an exporter of food grains became an importer. The literacy rate of a country is dependent on socio-economic status of the people. This problem can be viewed from the other side in a different way. Though the land under …show more content…
• Farmers in India are poor not only due to socio-economical background but also due to exploitation by middle men. Most of them are illiterate and don’t know to market their produce properly, can’t judge any error in calculation of quantity and delay in payment of money. A very good solution is proposed by ITC Ltd to curb middlemenship. One single farmer is trained to operate a computer and able to use internet to check the current market price of their produce. The cost of computer setup is borne by ITC and they also introduced fair measuring practices. This way both farmers as well as ITC are being benefitted.
• The other major problem faced by every SAARC nation is health. In India there is 1 bed for every 1000 patients. Total expenditure on health is 5% of GDP.
• One main problem in medical sector apart from infrastructure is unwillingness of doctors to practice in rural areas resulting in poor medical conditions. In this regard government of Andhra Pradesh has taken the initiative in making it compulsory for the doctors to work in rural areas for one year, before their degrees are registered. This way almost 4000 doctors are inducted into the system of proper healthcare every year. Further, the telemedicine project where
In fact, there are still some countries struggling to offer education because they are still in development. Countries in Africa, such as Sudan, are primary victims. According to a research paper, “education is one of the main priorities for the people of South Sudan. As recent studies show, many communities in South Sudan view education as the most important peace dividend.” (Barnaba). After the analysis of school enrollment and completion rates in Sudan, results were rather low. Sudan, a third world country, currently is going through the state of being the most illiterate country in the world. It has placed education as its top priority and may will be finding ways to encourage families to send students.This ultimately has been caused through the poverty of the parents and thus requiring help in supporting the health of the family making education a second priority. Due to that reason, the country is still developing. A huge gap separates the developed countries from the developing countries solely based on the education systems. The paper states, “there is also concern raised on lack of attention to education quality and its failure to reach the marginalized as contributing to the learning crisis”(“Fix the Gaps in Our Education System [column]”). There is a weak management of schooling in many third world countries, which is a primary reason to why they have not developed yet. This is the reason for the gap and
A Health care system of any country is an important consideration for the purposes of the overall development. One of the most important and essential feature of the human body is the health and the systems. In the same manner, proper management is also necessary. Furthermore, all the countries of the world have few targets and achievements to be made. On the other hand, it should also be noted down that, economic development and social welfare the two most are the two important factors. Economic welfare is connected with the increase in the wealth of the people at large (Niles, 2011).
Traditionally, it is custom that patients to travel to the provider. Although it is possible to create an establishment for patients to visit providers, Mullin & Stenger (2013), advise patients choose home care in which the provider travels to them. According to Buchan, Couper, Tangcharoensathien, Thepannya, Jaskiewicz, Perfilieva, & Dolea (2013), the World Health Organization provides favorable recommendations to procure health care professionals into the rural environment. These recommendations include providing further education opportunities, improved living conditions, career development programs, incentives such as public recognition, and a safe and supportive work environment. Another essential recommendation is to implement jobs for multiple scopes of practices and varieties of health care workers. It is important that health care providers have the support of a multidisciplinary work staff to implement safe and efficient
Specialized physicians tends to stay in urban areas due to the presence of hospitals offering them more up-to-date technology, better hours, and more resources available to them. Underserved (rural) areas tend to have fewer resources for professional support due to lack of budget and location. Rural practitioners tend to serve a larger number of patients, which means longer hours and less one-on-one time with patients. Also, most physicians serving in the rural areas report longer hours of work, more call and less quality time away. “From a professional point of view, unfavorable working conditions, professional isolation and the lack of continuous medical education opportunities deter many health care providers.” 1
Nowadays, America’s citizens take simple trips to the doctor for granted. Everyday, millions are treated by doctors for broken bones, sickness, cancer, etc. However, we may not have enough doctors to keep up with the demand. Many people whom have gone through medical school and/or medical classes in college would rather become nurses and doctor’s assistants than become professional physicians or specialists. This poses a major problem for the United States since there is an expected rise in demand for doctors in coming years. This research paper will explain the history, causes, long term, short term, and tried/potential solution to the nation’s shortage of doctors.
The absence of adequate training sites in the rural areas is also an aspect contributing to the lack of enough health care professionals. With training facilities widely concentrated in the urban areas, most health care professionals opt to work in the metropolitan areas (Burrows et al., 2012). According to Jukkala, Greenwood, Ladner, and Hopkins (2010), there is a decline in the number of health care practitioners in the rural counties of the U.S. because such areas do not have the necessary resources to attract a large pool of medical professionals.
The evidence shows that even with such increases, most of the new physicians will likely end up in already heavily supplied areas, and the areas which are really in need of new physicians will remain largely underserved. A new model should be adapted in trying to address this issue. Rather than a pure focus on increasing the number of physicians, programs to place physicians in heavily underserved areas should be emphasized. This can be achieved by recruiting students who are from these areas. For example, an article demonstrates that minority physicians (primary care and specialists) are more likely than their counterparts to practice in underserved populations, and care for other minority, poor and underinsured individuals. This can be employed to other populations – for example, people from rural backgrounds are also more likely to served rural populations (Walker et al, 2012). Other ways to improve this is through loan forgiveness programs aimed for physicians who practice in medically underserved regions. Telemedicine is also a creative means to provide access for areas which have great inaccessibility to health care. Furthermore, other professionals such as nurse practitioners, and physician assistants can aid in the provision of care to underserved
Raw Materials Unavailability: Raw materials are less available or unavailable. It may be gathered from distance sources that incur high expenses. Poor infrastructure for production of product & services: Due to undeveloped mode of every sector , Production infrastructure is not suitable. Markets are not available: Market for products are not available. People want low cost product because they have less sources of income. Customers are less available for good products: High quality products are costly. They are not beared by customers because their purchasing power is low. More dependent families: Less people earn and more people want to consume. It means more people are dependent upon income generating members. Lands are not suitable for agriculture: Lands are mostly barren due to poor irrigation system, mismanagement of water, unavailability of modern agriculture methods application and tools, etc. People depend upon still upon ancient irrigation system. Cheap labors are available: Labors are easily available at low costs but they are mostly unskilled. So they are useless in technical works or in high rated projects.
An uneven density of health care providers in India further exacerbates the problem. Rural areas easily attract doctors and other medical
The studied hospital is attached to a rural medical college recognized by Medical Council of India with teaching facility for both under and post graduates in obstetrics and gynecology. It caters to the need of nearby villages and talukas and linked with many government health programmes for the benefit of rural poor.
Many rural places are prone to have poorer health than people living in urban areas are. More likely to smoke and have less nutritional diets. In addition, various public health problems such as obesity, tobacco usages tend to focus in rural areas. Despite the higher health problems, doctors are scare. Telemedicine is definitely one of the most innovative solutions that will help patients to easily obtain specialty medical services (Eccles, 2012).
Around the world, many wealthy nations provide universal health care to their citizens (excluding the USA). Countries like Canada, the UK and France are prime examples. They provide well thought out services to their citizens and ensure them to obtain the health care they require for any medical reason need be. While some countries are grateful, or maybe even take for granted of the health care they receive, undeveloped nations struggle to find the care they need. Health provision is challenging in these countries due to political, economic and environmental conditions. In order for a nation to live within environmental limits, they should ensure they have a strong and healthy society, but in order to obtain such success a sustainable economy plays a key role. Africa is a prime example to use when discussing the environmental causes that affect one 's health. Africa has a widespread list of environmental impacts that considered it unsafe to numerous living standards. Not only unsafe, but the citizens are prone to an abundance of diseases such as Ebola. With a low economy, such as Africa, the finance to provide health care and increase life expectancy does not exist. Hospitals also have trouble finding properly trained and educated staff to be able to take care of all the people requiring medical attention. Geographic 's majorly affects people 's health, but economics is a priority when it comes to health care services. People who do not receive the health care they required
Geographic maldistribution has creates barriers of care to people living in rural areas. Although there is an oversupply of physician specialists in many of the urban healthcare areas around the world, while the inner cities and rural community are struggling to attract healthcare physician professional to provide high quality care to the local population. “The supply of specialties has increased more than 100% over the last 20 years, while supply of generalists has increased only 18%” (Niles,2014). Any shortage of health workers can prevent good access to health services and is a barrier to universal coverage. The issue of the matter is that maldistribution of health workers between urban and rural is consider to be virtual concern around
Often the biggest barriers to accessing healthcare are cost and location. Lower income individuals just do not have the resources to have optimal healthcare, or cannot take the time away from employment to deal with health issues. One potential solution to help with these problems could be “telehealth.” Telehealth allows a lower level healthcare practitioner to communicate with a physician or specialists when necessary. Remote rural areas use a Physician Assistant or a Nurse Practitioner on location in remote areas.
The major problem, they have within the healthcare industry is the lack of government funding and the total expenditure on health per capita is $109, compared to the $7290 per capita in the United States. Healthcare consumes 4.9% of India’s GDP versus the 16% in the United States. The outcomes equal long lines, fewer facilities and inefficient staff. The supply of healthcare in India is on par with that in sub-Saharan African countries. According to the World Bank, 75% of all health expenditures is in the private sector, where 90% of healthcare costs are paid out-of-pocket.