Healthcare inequalities: The United States vs India

The relationship between healthcare services and inequalities is more likely when a group that shares a salient identity faces severe inequalities of various kinds. Such inequalities may be catalyzed by economic, social, political or concern cultural status. The objectives of this review are to i...

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Main Authors: Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh, Mohamad Nasaruddin Mahdzir, Izwan Effendy Zainuddin
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012
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spelling ukm-55932016-12-14T06:38:55Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5593/ Healthcare inequalities: The United States vs India Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh, Mohamad Nasaruddin Mahdzir, Izwan Effendy Zainuddin, The relationship between healthcare services and inequalities is more likely when a group that shares a salient identity faces severe inequalities of various kinds. Such inequalities may be catalyzed by economic, social, political or concern cultural status. The objectives of this review are to identify the issues and challenges involve in healthcare inequalities, to compare factors contributes to healthcare inequalities and to purpose suggestions and recommendations for improvement based on issues and challenges between United States and India.Comparing annual year healthcare report, documentation of healthcare institutional, Ministry of Health‘s report and circular, official institutional website, scientific healthcare journals, articles and reports published in 1994 until 2011 regarding healthcare inequalities between United States and India.Health inequalities in the healthcare system contributed by the different in socioeconomic status and accessibility to the healthcare facility due to high cost of treatment has been common risk ‘Catastrophic’ factors to the inequalities in both countries. Health financing system and resource allocation that benefit only the upper class social spectrum of the population Disparities occur due to the imbalance in distribution of wealth, discrimination and change in the world economy. Adapting healthcare system that provides care to all classes of people need improvement as no healthcare system is perfect. This matter must be tackle urgently as it’s a matter of national concern. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5593/1/vol%25202%2520no%25202%25202012_23.pdf Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh, and Mohamad Nasaruddin Mahdzir, and Izwan Effendy Zainuddin, (2012) Healthcare inequalities: The United States vs India. International Journal of Public Health Research, 2 (2). pp. 177-183. ISSN 2232-0245 http://www.ijphr.ukm.my/
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description The relationship between healthcare services and inequalities is more likely when a group that shares a salient identity faces severe inequalities of various kinds. Such inequalities may be catalyzed by economic, social, political or concern cultural status. The objectives of this review are to identify the issues and challenges involve in healthcare inequalities, to compare factors contributes to healthcare inequalities and to purpose suggestions and recommendations for improvement based on issues and challenges between United States and India.Comparing annual year healthcare report, documentation of healthcare institutional, Ministry of Health‘s report and circular, official institutional website, scientific healthcare journals, articles and reports published in 1994 until 2011 regarding healthcare inequalities between United States and India.Health inequalities in the healthcare system contributed by the different in socioeconomic status and accessibility to the healthcare facility due to high cost of treatment has been common risk ‘Catastrophic’ factors to the inequalities in both countries. Health financing system and resource allocation that benefit only the upper class social spectrum of the population Disparities occur due to the imbalance in distribution of wealth, discrimination and change in the world economy. Adapting healthcare system that provides care to all classes of people need improvement as no healthcare system is perfect. This matter must be tackle urgently as it’s a matter of national concern.
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author Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh,
Mohamad Nasaruddin Mahdzir,
Izwan Effendy Zainuddin,
spellingShingle Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh,
Mohamad Nasaruddin Mahdzir,
Izwan Effendy Zainuddin,
Healthcare inequalities: The United States vs India
author_facet Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh,
Mohamad Nasaruddin Mahdzir,
Izwan Effendy Zainuddin,
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title Healthcare inequalities: The United States vs India
title_short Healthcare inequalities: The United States vs India
title_full Healthcare inequalities: The United States vs India
title_fullStr Healthcare inequalities: The United States vs India
title_full_unstemmed Healthcare inequalities: The United States vs India
title_sort healthcare inequalities: the united states vs india
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2012
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5593/
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