I was assigned to research the health care in Afghanistan. This was a very interesting topic due to the fact that I really do not know much about Afghanistan, besides what I hear about it on the news. It was difficult for me to find a clear answer as to what type of health care system they have, which is largely because most Afghans tend to receive medical care outside of the country due to lack of medical supplies and staff. It was surprising to me to learn about the medical discrepancy against women. Due to Afghan societal norms, majority of the time only women are allowed to care for other women. During the Taliban regime women were forbidden to go to school which has caused there to be a shortage in female doctors. This can cause a problem when there is not a woman available to provide care. It is interesting that people still think this way considering how much the world has developed and changed their way of thinking. I would like to learn more about the actual health care that is provided in Afghanistan. Since there was not information given about this topic, I think it would be interesting to learn more about their practices.
My health care research was on India. One of my high school teachers who is also a close friend of my family traveled to India two years ago. If you have seen the movie "Slum Dog Millionaire" she said that the portrayal of what the slums of India look like in the movie truly looks like India in real life. It looks like a slum, there is trash everywhere, and the water ways are filthy. The people wash their clothes in the water, bath in the water, and throw the dead people and dead animals in the water. When my teacher was there and on a boat she saw a dead cow float by. As I stated in my surprise finding (on our Google doc) only 26% of the slum population has access to safe drinking water. They also lack latrines and 50% of the population defecates in the open. The second top cause of death is diarrhoeal disease, a large portion of the diseases contributed by unsafe drinking water. Many who live in rural areas use home remedies because the hospitals are far to travel to. Also, even though there is universal healthcare many people can still not afford and cannot be treated.
My health care was Mexico it surprised me mostly that 98% or so of the population had access to improved water and i was always told if you go to mexico dont drink the water. Which made me think does improved just mean better than before and not truely clean and therefor you cant say that 98% of the population has clean water however no where stated clean water that i could see it all said improved. It also surprised me that mexico has universal health care i never knew but kinda assumed that health care in mexico was kinda only for those who could afford it kind of thing.
My health care country was Israel, and I was surprised to find that for such an economically developed country, Israel still held a moderately high poverty rate (23.6%). Despite having the poverty rate they do, I found it very interesting that they have the fourth-longest life expectancy in the world. Everything else about India was very similar to the United States (leading causes of death, birth rates). India is covered by universal health care, and enjoy a variety of treatment options for them to choose from, based on where they are located in the county and the availability of resources to the area.
Th country I was assigned to research was Canada. I knew Canada was a health and economically developed country, but I always thought the US was at the top. I was surprised to se how much better the health care statistics were in Canada than the US. Canada has the second highest life expectancy, and the US has the 25th. That alone surprised me a whole lot. I also noticed how much better the poverty rate, birth rate, and nearly every other statistic were better in Canada. This was a surprise to me as I had always thought that America had the best hospitals and doctors and life expectancy, but I was wrong.
I was assigned to do research on Egypt's health care. I was surprised to find that even though they provide government funded health care, only 36% of people use that health care that is provided. 56% of peopler have private health care instead. This probably means that the government health care that is provided does not fulfill the needs of the people and is not sufficient enough for them.
I was also shocked by the fact that 99% of people have access to improved water supply. Does this mean that it is adequate to our standards in America or is it just better than what they used to have there? This statistic was very unclear and deceiving.
I was interested to discover that many of the statistics for Afghanistan and India were extreme compared to other countries. Both of these countries had low life expectancies (Afghanistan was very low), the lowest literacy rate of all the countries, and the highest neonatal and maternal death rates of all the countries. The poor health in these countries may be attributed to Afghanistan's gender segregation of health care, and the fact that people in India defecate in the streets. I also noticed that South Africa has an extremely high rate of HIV infection. I knew AIDS was a big problem in Africa, but I didn't know how big of a problem it actually was. I am interested to know the causes of this problem and if it has gotten better in recent years. I am also curious how the US compares to other nations over the past few decades. Is health care here getting better or worse compared to other nations? I am also curious if the US health statistics will change in future years due to "Obamacare", and if so, how much? Lastly, it seems likely from these statistics that there is a direct correlation between the government's attitude toward health care, and how healthy the citizens of that country are. I wonder if there is also a correlation between the quality of health care and the general attitude of the public toward controversial issues in biomedical ethics (euthanasia, experimentation, etc.)
The country I researched was Norway. I did not know much about this country and was surprised to learn that the healthcare over there is very good. It is actually one of the top in the world. All citizens are covered by insurance for healthcare. The have the options to buy private insurance if they would like. However, the life expectancy was not much different from many of the countries. The poverty rate was very low in comparison to a lot of the other countries that were assigned. It was interesting to see that the literacy rate was so high in almost every country. I this it would be interesting to look at how this and the HIV rate of infection has changed over the years in not just Norway, but all the countries. HIV has become such a huge problem that it would be interesting to see how it progressed over the years into what could be considered an epidemic.
The country I researched was Cuba. I was very surprised by my findings about the Health Care of this country. I found out that Cuba actually boasts one of the best healthcare systems in the world with such a high life expectancy (comparable to that of US and countries in UK). One of the most prominent exports in Cuba is Medical Technology. This was interesting to me because I feel like I always here about how bad things are in Cuba (and really most Caribbean countries and other countries other than the US) because of lower standards of living or less access to vital resources. It seemed to me like Cuba holds a lot of potential for a good quality life. With 94% of people having access to water and a relatively high life expectancy of 79 years, I would say that the Health Care in Cuba is pretty astounding. Compared to many other countries (Afghanistan and India), Cuba has it pretty good and they seem to be pretty educated with their high literacy rate.
I was assigned Saudi Arabia for this assignment. I really was not surprised much by the results I found. The life expectancy was actually higher than I had imagined, however. I was also surprised to learn that, while certain areas of Saudi Arabia has poor healthcare, other areas have pretty good healthcare. However, most of the population does not have the means to recieive such care, unfortunately.
I was assigned Japan. I was not surprised at all by my findings. I think it is a pretty well known fact that Japan is one of the healthiest countries in the world. Their birth death rate is extremely low and they tend to live very long lives. They also have a very small amount of poverty and plenty of access to water. It is pretty overcrowded, however, and natural resources are disappearing.
I was assigned to research the health care in Afghanistan. This was a very interesting topic due to the fact that I really do not know much about Afghanistan, besides what I hear about it on the news. It was difficult for me to find a clear answer as to what type of health care system they have, which is largely because most Afghans tend to receive medical care outside of the country due to lack of medical supplies and staff. It was surprising to me to learn about the medical discrepancy against women. Due to Afghan societal norms, majority of the time only women are allowed to care for other women. During the Taliban regime women were forbidden to go to school which has caused there to be a shortage in female doctors. This can cause a problem when there is not a woman available to provide care. It is interesting that people still think this way considering how much the world has developed and changed their way of thinking. I would like to learn more about the actual health care that is provided in Afghanistan. Since there was not information given about this topic, I think it would be interesting to learn more about their practices.
ReplyDeleteMy health care research was on India. One of my high school teachers who is also a close friend of my family traveled to India two years ago. If you have seen the movie "Slum Dog Millionaire" she said that the portrayal of what the slums of India look like in the movie truly looks like India in real life. It looks like a slum, there is trash everywhere, and the water ways are filthy. The people wash their clothes in the water, bath in the water, and throw the dead people and dead animals in the water. When my teacher was there and on a boat she saw a dead cow float by. As I stated in my surprise finding (on our Google doc) only 26% of the slum population has access to safe drinking water. They also lack latrines and 50% of the population defecates in the open. The second top cause of death is diarrhoeal disease, a large portion of the diseases contributed by unsafe drinking water. Many who live in rural areas use home remedies because the hospitals are far to travel to. Also, even though there is universal healthcare many people can still not afford and cannot be treated.
ReplyDeleteMy health care was Mexico it surprised me mostly that 98% or so of the population had access to improved water and i was always told if you go to mexico dont drink the water. Which made me think does improved just mean better than before and not truely clean and therefor you cant say that 98% of the population has clean water however no where stated clean water that i could see it all said improved. It also surprised me that mexico has universal health care i never knew but kinda assumed that health care in mexico was kinda only for those who could afford it kind of thing.
ReplyDeleteMy health care country was Israel, and I was surprised to find that for such an economically developed country, Israel still held a moderately high poverty rate (23.6%). Despite having the poverty rate they do, I found it very interesting that they have the fourth-longest life expectancy in the world. Everything else about India was very similar to the United States (leading causes of death, birth rates). India is covered by universal health care, and enjoy a variety of treatment options for them to choose from, based on where they are located in the county and the availability of resources to the area.
ReplyDeleteTh country I was assigned to research was Canada. I knew Canada was a health and economically developed country, but I always thought the US was at the top. I was surprised to se how much better the health care statistics were in Canada than the US. Canada has the second highest life expectancy, and the US has the 25th. That alone surprised me a whole lot. I also noticed how much better the poverty rate, birth rate, and nearly every other statistic were better in Canada. This was a surprise to me as I had always thought that America had the best hospitals and doctors and life expectancy, but I was wrong.
ReplyDeleteI was assigned to do research on Egypt's health care. I was surprised to find that even though they provide government funded health care, only 36% of people use that health care that is provided. 56% of peopler have private health care instead. This probably means that the government health care that is provided does not fulfill the needs of the people and is not sufficient enough for them.
ReplyDeleteI was also shocked by the fact that 99% of people have access to improved water supply. Does this mean that it is adequate to our standards in America or is it just better than what they used to have there? This statistic was very unclear and deceiving.
I was interested to discover that many of the statistics for Afghanistan and India were extreme compared to other countries. Both of these countries had low life expectancies (Afghanistan was very low), the lowest literacy rate of all the countries, and the highest neonatal and maternal death rates of all the countries. The poor health in these countries may be attributed to Afghanistan's gender segregation of health care, and the fact that people in India defecate in the streets. I also noticed that South Africa has an extremely high rate of HIV infection. I knew AIDS was a big problem in Africa, but I didn't know how big of a problem it actually was. I am interested to know the causes of this problem and if it has gotten better in recent years. I am also curious how the US compares to other nations over the past few decades. Is health care here getting better or worse compared to other nations? I am also curious if the US health statistics will change in future years due to "Obamacare", and if so, how much? Lastly, it seems likely from these statistics that there is a direct correlation between the government's attitude toward health care, and how healthy the citizens of that country are. I wonder if there is also a correlation between the quality of health care and the general attitude of the public toward controversial issues in biomedical ethics (euthanasia, experimentation, etc.)
ReplyDeleteThe country I researched was Norway. I did not know much about this country and was surprised to learn that the healthcare over there is very good. It is actually one of the top in the world. All citizens are covered by insurance for healthcare. The have the options to buy private insurance if they would like. However, the life expectancy was not much different from many of the countries. The poverty rate was very low in comparison to a lot of the other countries that were assigned. It was interesting to see that the literacy rate was so high in almost every country. I this it would be interesting to look at how this and the HIV rate of infection has changed over the years in not just Norway, but all the countries. HIV has become such a huge problem that it would be interesting to see how it progressed over the years into what could be considered an epidemic.
ReplyDeleteThe country I researched was Cuba. I was very surprised by my findings about the Health Care of this country. I found out that Cuba actually boasts one of the best healthcare systems in the world with such a high life expectancy (comparable to that of US and countries in UK). One of the most prominent exports in Cuba is Medical Technology. This was interesting to me because I feel like I always here about how bad things are in Cuba (and really most Caribbean countries and other countries other than the US) because of lower standards of living or less access to vital resources. It seemed to me like Cuba holds a lot of potential for a good quality life. With 94% of people having access to water and a relatively high life expectancy of 79 years, I would say that the Health Care in Cuba is pretty astounding. Compared to many other countries (Afghanistan and India), Cuba has it pretty good and they seem to be pretty educated with their high literacy rate.
ReplyDeleteI was assigned Saudi Arabia for this assignment. I really was not surprised much by the results I found. The life expectancy was actually higher than I had imagined, however. I was also surprised to learn that, while certain areas of Saudi Arabia has poor healthcare, other areas have pretty good healthcare. However, most of the population does not have the means to recieive such care, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteI was assigned Japan. I was not surprised at all by my findings. I think it is a pretty well known fact that Japan is one of the healthiest countries in the world. Their birth death rate is extremely low and they tend to live very long lives. They also have a very small amount of poverty and plenty of access to water. It is pretty overcrowded, however, and natural resources are disappearing.
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