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Health Case - the Best and the Worst

Autor:   •  September 27, 2011  •  Case Study  •  1,466 Words (6 Pages)  •  1,773 Views

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The best and the worst

After reading online about the health care delivery there are so many other countries that also need a health care reform. However, the country that I chose for a comparison is Ghana, where the population is 25 million and it is still classified as a poor third world country. Even though, Ghana is proud of its 4 medical schools and professional who have kept the schools running despite the difficulties in the country. While in Ghana, the health care is diminished to a nothing in the United States the health care is more of a business than an actual act of helping people out. Regardless, neither of the two countries will help an individual if they do not have health care or the funds to have any medical attention. If a person with a pre-condition disorder such as insipidus, type 1 diabetes, the individual will be denied health insurance. According to one of the books I have looked into about refers the health care as…

… To the health care system for the United States encompasses a sprawling set of activities and enterprises…

On a positive note, the health care in the states is great because an individual has the ability to call in the medical office and make an appointment to see their PCP, some insurance companies allows the group member to see a specialist without the need of a referral. However, in Ghana, many young women become pregnant at a young age because of the lack and experience. Many are now HIV positive and AID victims for the risk of no medical attention. There is no prevention program for unwanted pregnancy of avoidance of contracting the HIV virus. The pandemic threatened to reverse decades of achievements in all human development in the country. Even if, Ghana has some of the best health professionals the government does not have the funding to provide hospital to people. During the 1980's sub-Saharan Africa underwent harsh economic difficulties which resulted in massive brain drain of the regions professional. The county lost almost all their health professionals during this crisis. Lab techs, nurses, midwives, pharmacist, dentist and doctors left the country in droves almost collapsing Ghana's health care delivery. Because of the lack of finances, 90% of the professionals from Ghana have left their country to live and practice in other countries such as London, New York, Chicago etc…Young graduates and professional seeking to establish themselves and build secure futures disregard calls to patriotism to return home. The United States of America is not far behind with the deficit of health care. In 2005 there was a deficit of over $1.988 trillion dollars spent on those whom do not have health care. Regardless, if an insurance company denies you medical insurance, some hospital nationwide are not able to deny you medical attention. And here is where the deficit occurs, when individuals that do not have health

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