| There are several issues related to the provision of | | | | still lack the access to quality health care services. |
| health care services across the world. According to | | | | Every year, more than 11 million children below the |
| health experts, there are three goals that should be | | | | age of 5 die because of preventable diseases and |
| achieved in order to ensure success in provision of | | | | malnutrition. 1.7 million Deaths are caused due to TB |
| quality healthcare to all: | | | | per year. |
| - Health care services being provided to the patient | | | | Developing nations have the highest number of |
| should reflect their different tastes; | | | | people getting affected due to AIDS/HIV. Spread |
| - There should be no wastage of money in provision | | | | of this epidemic in poor nations has put the spotlight |
| of hygiene and health services; | | | | on the issue related to affordability of essential |
| - Patients should not be deprived of health care | | | | medicines required for curing this disease. According |
| services due to their inability to pay. | | | | to health experts, functioning health systems are |
| Even though it is not possible to incorporate all three | | | | required by developing countries so that medicines |
| goals and realize them at the same time, they can be | | | | and necessary healthcare services are provided to |
| at least used for designing a good health care | | | | the patients. Availability of doctors is also necessary |
| system. As far as heath care policies in developing | | | | so that immediate health services are provided. |
| countries are concerned, the emphasis is placed on | | | | The present need is to make sure that fundamental |
| the development of health services owned by the | | | | social, political and economic issues don’t slow |
| government. These services are mostly financed by | | | | down the access of health services in developing |
| tax revenues by the government. There have been | | | | nations. This will be implemented only when the |
| significant changes in the provision of health care | | | | governments make health care a spending priority |
| services across the world since 1950; however, there | | | | and ensure political will to deal with major health |
| are still a number of challenges that need to be | | | | issues. |
| solved. For instance, approximately one billion people | | | | |