General Information and Definition
When the American people become ill, it is of little concern as the majority of people can go the physician, get a checkup by the doctor with a diagnosis of what is wrong, receive a prescription for medication if needed, have the prescription filled at the pharmacy, take the medication, and begin the process of recovery. Unfortunately, this is not the case in some countries. As an example, poor countries to include Africa and Asia do not have access to needed medications. This is a deplorable condition at best.
Thesis Statement
An analysis of Egypt and the Sudan will enable a discussion of who should be responsible for assisting in the providing of a solution to the problem of the lack of medication and healthcare for people living in poor countries as well as a look at who is responsible for helping to eliminate the problem. A discussion of public healthcare provisions in these two countries will also be discussed.
Route Map
A route map is created to mend or to repair something that is broken and can also be used to view a process by which to assist in overtaking certain issues. This is an effective process; however, the process is only effective “IF” certain required steps are taken (ExamConnection, 2016). Further within this essay a route map will be used for illustration.
The Problem
As previously stated, it is estimated that one third of the African and Asian population does not have access to essential medications. This figure equals about half of the population. This is a serious problem as a lack of needed medication can cause the death of innocent men, women, and children. Having access to needed medication is vital as drugs offer a simple and cost effective solution to many health problems in the world; however, this provision is based upon the drugs being not only available, but also affordable. African Trypanosomiasis, Shigella dysentery, and tuberculosis are just a few of the diseases in poor countries in which effective treatment is lacking (Pecoul, 1999). Let us now examine how health issues are handled in Egypt and the Sudan to gain some insight on a possible solution.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) (2013), the health care system in Egypt is complex with a huge number of public entities involved in the management and financing provision of care. An extensive network of public and faith based charity organizations as well as private health facilities allow for acceptable geographic accessibility and coverage. There is also a Ministry of Health and Population whose responsibility is the health and population policy ensuring health care services. Even the Ministry of Higher Education is involved within the process running universities that teach hospitals how to keep costs as low as possible. Egypt produces over 90% of the pharmaceuticals that its people consume with the cost of drugs being a little over one-third of all health spending. Eighty-five percent of this cost is private expenditures with the publicly produced medicines being heavily subsidized. This country is also a major producer of vaccines (WHO, 2013).
In the Republic of the Sudan, there is a state of emergency for the care of the people. While the country is approximately one fifth of the geographic size of the United States, there is a population of 30 million people with approximately 68% of these people living in rural areas. To further add to the problem, the country is vulnerable to natural and man-made disasters. New graduates from medical schools as well as unsupervised medical officers handle every type of medical case presentation. An Emergency Medicine residency program was introduced in 2011 to assist with this ongoing problem (Hassan, A-Rahman, & Jacquet, 2014). The care of the people is a huge undertaking with the need for a lasting solution to an ongoing problem
Solution
This information reveals how two different countries are handling heath care issues for the poor with one country exercising a plan that is working to some degree and another country struggling in the midst of utter chaos. When viewing who should be responsible for a possible solution; the answer is city and state government. Part of the responsible of government is to take care of the needs of the people. A solution will not be an easy process; but at the very least there is a need for a solution that will assist the people in receiving much needed medical care.
Evaluation Conclusion
Route Map Summary
A review of the Route Map below will give guidance to the creation of a process that will aid in the improved healthcare of the people in poor countries.
Solution with Review of the Thesis Statement
The route map above reveals how a solution can be created that will assist poor countries with the ever increasing problem of meeting the health care needs of the people to include medication. While no plan is perfect, some type of plan is better than no plan at all. The government and the people working together can begin working on a solution that will enable better healthcare.
Conclusion
Good health care to include needed medication is vital to every citizen in the world no matter where those citizens may live. The key is to understand that only with the government and the people working together can the healthcare needs be met to include needed medication. Healthy people can live healthy lives which is a benefit to the people as well as the government.
References
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Hassan, N., A-Rahman, A., & Jacquet, G. (2014). The state of emergency care in the Republic of the Sudan. African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 4(2), 55-60. Retrieved April 20, 2016, from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X1400007X
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