Issues in Rural Health
- Underserviced delivery due to a lack or maldistribution of resources, both in terms of money and labour.
- Lack of specialty services. Medical specialists often do not have enough 'critical mass' of patients to allow them to economically serve a low population area. The hardship on patients can be particularly demanding in some illnesses, say cancer, in which treatment requires regular long distance travel.
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