Summary
High-quality healthcare is not only a fundamental need, but also a basic right that is safeguarded in many constitutions across the globe (Sharma, Ayyaswamy & Kishore, 2015). In this context, it is necessary for every country to try and promote healthcare of its citizens. The policies that countries adopt affect the provision of the wellbeing of their people. It is through them that adequate revenue is allocated to fund healthcare programs. Notably, healthcare is offered by the government and private organizations (Basu, Andrews, Kishore, Panjabi & Stuckler, 2012). Government services are cheaper compared with the ones that are offered by the private firms. The economic development of a state is dependent on the quality of the health of its people. However, it is essential to note that economy and healthcare are interdependent. For example, a country, which has a low economy, is expected to have people whose health is of low-quality (Simou & Koutsogeorgou, 2014). On the other hand, poor people cannot afford the best healthcare services. The role played by the medical practitioners cannot be underestimated (Alhassan et al., 2013). Therefore, every effort should be made to ensure that they are well motivated and best strategies should put in place to reinforce them (Adzei & Atinga, 2012; Eijkenaar, Emmert, Scheppach, & Schöffski, 2013). Medical practitioners should try to understand the needs of patients before administering any drug to them (Street Jr, & Haidet, 2011).
Recently, the number of patients with mental illness has increased, making it an issue that needs to be addressed (HERT et al., 2011). Although many people hide patients with mental illnesses, some of them can be assisted if the problem is disclosed. There are essentials that are required for all citizens to receive the expected level of medical attention. What is explicit is that there are different stakeholders who are responsible for them and if they play their role appropriately, then, even the poorest person would be healthy (Frost, Cook, Heyland, & Fowler, 2011). It is vital to state that the development of technology has improved the quality as well as the effectiveness of services that patients receive (Avancha, Baxi & Kotz, 2012; Gagnon et al., 2012). Time also save when technology is utilized, and many lives can be saved (Luxton, McCann, Bush, Mishkind & Reger, 2011; Or, Karsh, Severtson, Burke, Brown & Brennan, 2011).
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