Healthcare Delivery System in Developed, Developing and Underdeveloped Countries
Abstract:
The
healthcare system refers to the way of treatment and policy which more than
just medicine and doctors. In this regard, the developed nations rely on
traditional medicine health care system model which engages doctors, nursing
staff, pharmacists, and healthcare experts and professionals to deliver
medicines and surgeries to provide individuals with health care services.
Holistic medication or Naturopathic emphasizes the overall wellbeing and
treatment of an individual. The developed countries invest a reasonable amount
of their budget to their healthcare system. However, the developing and
underdeveloped countries lack resources as compared to developing nations. As a
result of inadequate resources, the developing and underdeveloped nations do
not allocate required resources in their health sector which affects the
overall health of the population at large scale regarding life expectancy,
infant mortality rate, maternal mortality rate, prevention against diseases,
and the crude death rate.
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