Question

Given WHO definition of health, “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

A. Does the provision of health services in developing countries meet this definition?

B. How or how does it not?

C. Can you identify 1-2 limitations?

For instance, comparing the concepts of ‘health’ and ‘wellness’ to the existing healthcare systems, we can notice that they ONLY work to address or fix disease, rather than to create health or wellness.

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Of course Not. In developing countries the definition of health doesn't meet all the Criterion's mentioned in it.

2) It meets only the immediate or emergency aspect of the health services. When a patient comes to emergency department as a suicide case he/ she is given the first aid emergency treatment to recover from the poison effect. After that they are not given any form of counseling, they are not diagnosed with any form of mental illness and just discharged from the hospital. A holistic health approach is missing.

3) The limitations why there is not a holistic approach in the health care field is :

* The increasing population

" The fewer health care personal

Due to the increasing population and increased health care needs the health care professional can only take care of the immediate need of the patients and doesn't have time to provide a holistic health care to the patients and The number of beds available for the in patients is also limited.