Haiti Health Care Essay

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Haiti being the poorest country in world, does not have the greatest health care system. There are many international agencies trying to improve the health situation in Haiti as stated by the WHO in 2011. Recent CIA reports claim that, HIV/AIDS is the most prevalent of diseases in Haiti with over 133,500 people living with it and 8,000 deaths occurring from inadequate care There shouldn’t be thousands of people dying from HIV/AIDS when we have measures to prevent the disease from spreading. The degree of catching an infectious disease in Haiti is very high and you can be prone to either food or waterborne disease such as protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, typhoid, etc. (CIA, 2016). Haiti is a small country and with poor political stability …show more content…

“The 45 seconds that the earthquake lasted it took out the hospitals and clinics that were up in Haiti for years. Haiti lacks modern medical resources, state-of-the-art hospitals and clinics; sufficient numbers of trained nurses, doctors and other medical staff; medical devices, diagnostic technology and medicines” (Redmond, n.d.). Haiti is an island that is trapped in its own bubble where diseases, disabilities and death take lives year after year. With the advancement in medicine and new technologies being discovered every day, there is no need for people to die from diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, etc., but still thousands of people die from TB and malaria every year in Haiti due to lack of vaccinations and medicine being provided. “Haiti needs a permanent, modern health care infrastructure that can respond to medical needs of all Haitians and is organized and staffed by Haitians themselves” (Redmond, n.d.). Sure, the world runs over to help any time there is a tragic earthquake or hurricane that hits the coast of a nation, but the nation should be prepared to help itself

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