In the world today we still have many developing countries. A developing country is defined as a nation with a lower standard of living than most countries. A few places that are considered a developing country are Peru, Brazil, Fiji, Iraq, Jamaica, and many more. The developing country I decided to talk about is Fiji because of the research I did about their their health care system and how many people that live in poverty do not have access to health care facilities. Fiji is located in the South Pacific and has more than 300 islands located on it. Fiji’s economy, which is a set of social scripts that people use in organizing their behavior, thoughts, and emotions to create a regular social pattern for the production and distribution of goods and services in an economy (Caston, 51)” is one of the most developed of the Pacific Island economies. As of 2013 Fiji’s population is “905,949 which mainly consists of Fijian’s which are 55% of the country, Indians which are 44%, European, other Pacific islanders, Chinese, and others take up the other 5% of the country (http://www.mapsofworld.com/fiji/population.html). We also can divide the population up into 3 different age groups. People between the ages of 0-14 have a …show more content…
percentage of 31.1% the age group that takes up majority of the country are those between the ages of 15-64 with a percentage of 64.6%, and people that are 65 and older have a percentage of 4.3% (http://www.mapsofworld.com/fiji/population.html)”. “Fiji has one of the fastest growing exports. Its main exports include things such as sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, mineral water, and coconut oil (http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcfiji.htm) . These things get exported to several places but the top 5 are the United States, Australia, Japan, United Kingdom, and New Zealand. The main exports and the natural resources found in Fiji are the same except for 2 things. Two other resources found in Fiji are offshore oil and hydropower. Even though I stated earlier that “Fiji is the most developed country in the Pacific Island Economy it is still to be considered a developing country (http://www.mapsofworld.com/fiji/population.html)”. This is due to the fact that it depends on the sugar industry a lot. The Sugar exporting industry makes up one-third of the country’s industrial activity (http://www.go-fiji.com/economy.html). “Another export found in Fiji that has a big impact on the country is the export of the Fiji Still Mineral Water. Fiji Still Mineral Water was exported to the United States in the 2000’s and by 2006 the Fiji Still Mineral Water industry had taken in about 52 million dollars a year (http://www.go-fiji.com/economy.html).” Fiji’s currency is somewhat similar to the United States currency.
Just like the U.S Fiji refers to their currency as the “dollar” as well (http://www.mapsofworld.com/fiji/economy/currency.html ).” Another thing that Fiji and America have in common with their currency is the symbols that they use. In order to tell the difference between the 2 types of currency Fiji will use FJ$ for the Fijian Dollar. The currency code for the Fijian Dollar is FJD (http://www.xe.com/currency/fjd-fijian-dollar ).” Two Fijian dollars is equivalent to 1 American dollar. “The Fijian adult population had a median annual income of $17,100 in the year to March 2001 – $2,300 above the median annual income of the Pacific adult population (http://www2.stats.govt.nz/
)”. “Fiji’s infrastructure includes things like electricity, water supply, transportation and many other things (http://www.investmentfiji.org.fj/pages.cfm/for-investors/key-infrastructure-services/ ).” Electricity in Fiji is very important. The Fiji Electricity Authority controls Fiji’s electricity. Majority of Fiji has access to electricity but being that the demand for it is rising they are trying to find other electricity producers to become involved with the Fijian electricity business. “Fiji’s main source of electricity includes water and diesel. The water supply in Fiji is taken care of by the public service department of the government (http://www.mapsofworld.com/fiji/economy ).” The entire population has access to their fresh water that runs through its piped water supply. It is said to be that “Fiji is home to the best water on the planet (http://fijiwater.co.uk/giving-back/community/clean-water/)”. “Transportation in Fiji is also very nice. All of the major cities and towns are interconnected which makes the road transportation much easier when traveling ((http://www.go-fiji.com/economy.html). As for airports and the water ferry system those are also convenient as well as popular means of transportation in the country (http://www.go-fiji.com/economy.html ). Infrastructure in Fiji is favorable because it helps with economic growth. The real estate industry in Fiji also plays a part in infrastructure. Fiji has many houses, hotels, and resorts in the country. “Some of the real estate properties can be found on some of the exotic locations in Fiji which can make visiting this country a little more interesting for people (http://www.go-fiji.com/economy.html).” Although Fiji has some interesting things there, everything in the country isn’t perfect. Keep in mind Fiji is a developing country and it has a low HDI compared to countries that are developed. HDI stands for Human Development Index which is a term designed to broaden measures of development (McMichael 286)”. Fiji has many issues going on ranging from local infrastructure to poor health services. “For the majority of tourists holidaying in Fiji, the underlying issues of hardship for local people are not immediately visible. It is not until tourists see beyond the palm trees and beaches that the extent of poverty in Fiji becomes clear (http://www.thinkpacific.com)”. The fact that there is a lack of sanitation as well as fresh water in Fiji could be the reason that many people are getting sick (http://www.thinkpacific.com)”. After reading more about the poor health services and how hard it is for some people to get access to one nearby or afford it I was convinced that this was a major problem that needed to be fixed. With that being said I decided to come up with a business that builds health service clinics in parts of Fiji that have little to no access to a local one. The name of my business would be called BuildFiji. I chose this name because it speaks for itself and it is a company that would only be used in Fiji. Before doing anything I would make sure that my business isn’t being operated in a corrupt or irresponsible way. When things like that happen it causes the business to “make necessary the development of external social control mechanisms which pressures you into doing the right thing (Caston 174)”. Once I make it clear that I do not want to operate my business in a corrupt or irresponsible way I will then begin to look for a slogan, a trademark, and the materials I will use to build these clinics. My business slogan would be “Helping our people, building our business”. This would be the slogan because that is exactly what we are here to do. My business is trying to help the community become healthy as well as provide them with somewhere local to go when sick and build a name for us as a business that the people of Fiji can count on to get the job done. My trademark would be blue and red and it would say BuildFiji in white letters with a screw driver and an insulin pen above it. The screw driver would represent the construction building itself because that’s what the business is, and the insulin pen would represent the clinics that we will build. I chose the red and blue color scheme for the trademark because those are the colors that are in the Fiji flag. Being that the construction business is meant for Fiji I believe that the color scheme as well as the trademark go well with the concept of the business because it shows the people what we’re about and who our business is for. Our target market would be people of lower income that are in areas of poverty. As I read about this developing country I noticed that there was a good side and a bad side to it. When people tour here it looks as if it is the perfect get away, but for some of the people that live here it is actually looked at as a place of poverty with bad water and no health services provided for them to get the proper care that they need. Although this s for people who are living in a state of poverty at the moment they will still be required to make a payment when being seen. Patients that participate in the insurance plan that we will have are required to do a copayment when they register at the clinic, this will be a charge of 25 dollars, and their insurance will cover everything else. Patients that do not participate in the insurance plan are required to pay the unpaid balance when they are getting discharged from the clinic and it must be paid in full. The prices of things can vary based on the reason that the patient is being seen and whether or not they have insurance to cover any medical things. Our materials would come from Fiji and the United States of America. As stated in the second paragraph of my paper, timber is an export that is found in Fiji. I would use the timber from Fiji to actually build the clinics and any other materials would come from the United States. My goal in the first year is to build 3 to 5 clinics around Fiji. I chose these numbers because it kind of gives me a chance to actually map out how well these clinics will work. I want the clinics to be one story with no more than 10 doctors at each clinic but no less than 7. Being that the health services are bad in Fiji right now I feel that 10 is a good number for the amount of doctors especially because it would be something knew and many people may not go to it yet until they start to hear good things about it. Once the clinics become well known and are seeming to be a positive asset to these poverty areas we will add on to the buildings and get more doctors to help lower the likelihood of people getting sick and not getting treated. As I stated earlier Fiji is one of the most developed countries. Although that may be true, there are still some things that could use some improvement. BuildFiji can benefit Fiji by improving the health of the people that live there. In conclusion many people know that Fiji is a nice place that has a lot of positive and beautiful things about it, but we must remember it is a developing country. There are things that can and need to be fixed so that’s why I chose this country. When hearing Fiji I instantly thought about a beautiful place and somewhat questioned whether or not I would find anything about the country that seemed to be a big problem. Once I began researching about the country I started to learn a lot and see that this is a country that can really use some help. Although building the health clinics around the poverty areas won’t eliminate the whole problem in Fiji, it is a good start and it can possibly start to change some things around in the country.
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Goodman, Ellen. “The Culture of Thin Bites Fiji”. Everything’s an Argument. 6th ed. Boston Bedford St. Martin’s, 2013. Print.
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