Affordable Health Care

In both industrialized and developing countries around the world, there is a lack of accessible health care and treatment options. These issues can stem from a multitude of factors from distance to cost. These circumstances have a great influence over the quality and effectiveness of care. The biggest barrier facing healthcare today is an absence of access to large populations. There are many developing nations around the world that are suffering from outbreaks of diseases that are easily preventable and rare in modernized countries. This issue can be accredited to a plethora of factors, however, I believe the biggest barrier is distance. Healthcare facilities in these areas are few and far between. This means that in order to get treatment, it is necessary for patients to leave their homes and jobs which forces families to spend time and money that they don't have before treatment is even received. Once they arrive most facilities have sub-par and outdated equipment which impacts the quality of care and the ability of the health team to diagnose and treat the patient effectively. Because of this …show more content…
Like in undeveloped countries residents of rural areas must travel long distances through extreme weather conditions, challenging roads, and other climatic barriers to receiving medical attention. Keeping with this trend, the medical facilities available to them usually have limited resources and lack specialty doctors. The time from which the medical emergency arises to treatment can be critical for the person's recovery and is greatly increased in rural areas as opposed to those of urbanized ones. These difficulties may prevent the patient from attending follow up appointments to ensure there are no other complications and ensure they have returned to good health, if this appointment is missed it can be detrimental to the person’s long-term