Social Problems And Solutions To Improving Health Equity

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Hannah King Mrs. Gallos English III 21 November 2017 Improving Health equity. Health equity is the origin of this problem. As human beings everyone has a right to live a long, healthy life, therefore, health should not be deprived due to the population one is living in, race, ethnicity, income, or any other social condition. The society is not getting the proper health care that they need, therefore many are dying each day. Health inequalities must be reduced by including reforms on how to properly finance and organize health systems. The quality and accessibility of our services must be improved, along with a need to develop communities to see the problem and fabricate a solution. In low and middle income countries health is deteriorating …show more content…

Social conditions prompt a high burden of sickness and saying that, the socially disadvantaged creates a need for a more responsive health system. There is poor monitoring within the populations and a lack of efficient human resources. It is observed that 70% of population has no access to specialist care as 80% of specialists live in urban areas. Only 13% of rural population have access to primary health centers, 33% to sub-center and 9.6% to a hospital( Panagariya). Rural areas do not have the affordability that is needed, they have very little knowledge about health matters and very few …show more content…

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