The Challenge of Global Health
The major challenge arised from globalization is that people trained in specialized schools in developing countries as health workers are increasingly migrating to developed countries causing deficiency of local health workers to continue to grow up. Already, one out of five practicing physicians in the United States is foreign-trained and it is estimated that if current trends continue, by 2020 the United States could face a shortage of up to 8oo,ooo nurses and 200,000 doctors. The lack of local health worker is impeding improvement and foundation of global health care and the fact that developed countries are poaching health workers from developing countries is the key point where needs effective solution.
In addition, it takes appropriate conditions, health-care systems, and basic working infrastructure to improve the general health of the public in the developing countries. However, long term neglect of basic infrastructure has made hospitals, local health clinics, and medical schools with educated individuals in the health field scarce. These cash flow and funds from public and private sectors end up being spent effectively.
Furthermore, the type of aid given to improve global health is often associated with short term goals. For example, increasing the amount of people receiving specific treatment, decreasing pregnant women with HIV (aids), or increasing the number of bed nets. Few donors realize that it will take up to at least one full generation or more to substantially improve the public health, and that the focus should be less on particular diseases and more on populations general well-being.
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