HEALTH

CARE IN

INDIABY: E

M I LY S IM

INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND• Health conditions differ

• Not being able to eat on convenience

• Factors that play into the concept that affect or are affected by lack of healthcare:

• Lack of Transportation• Living conditions and food• Accessibility to all citizens

• Alternatives

TRANSPORTATION

• Limited methods of transportation

• Dangerous

• Trains

FOOD AND CLEANLINESS• Scarce amounts of food

• Diseases pertaining to consumed food

• For those living in poverty, food may be rotten or unhealthy.

• Take what they can get

• Struggle to accommodate all food groups in their diets

• Main exporter of agriculture

ACCESSIBILITY OF HEALTHCARE• Expensive

• Not simple or cheap

• Seventy five percent of population under poverty threshold

• Prioritize within facilities

• Slums do not provide adequate safety hazards

• “Typically healthcare quality issues fall into three categories of underuse, overuse and misuse”(Varkey).

ALTERNATIVES TO PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE• With prices to high, healthcare becomes

unaffordable to rural citizens

• Herbs and “potions” created by the Indians

• Medicinal plants- work for certain diseases, but abused and used for other diseases as a result of not being able to access proper healthcare

• Even in desperate condition, some Indians still self medicate as oppose to seeking professional help

CONCLUSION

• Healthcare is a complicated tool in India

• Limited facilities

• Abundant amount of people

• Poor living conditions = sickness