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Access to Health Care

The influence of income, gender equality, peace, education, access to health care, political stability, global marketing and physical environments on the health status of developing countries and Australia. Access to Health Care. What constitutes health care?. Access to Health Care. Hospitals

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Access to Health Care

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  1. The influence of income, gender equality, peace, education, access to health care, political stability, global marketing and physical environments on the health status of developing countries and Australia.

  2. Access to Health Care • What constitutes health care?

  3. Access to Health Care • Hospitals • Doctors • Essential Medicine • Preventative health care • Health trained workers

  4. Access to Health Care What can influence the cost spent on health care in a country?

  5. Access to Health Care What can influence the cost spent on health care in a country? A countries GDP– Australia spends 10% of its income on health care. If a country has a small GDP, then 10% to health may not make much of a difference on the health of its people. War and Conflict – as money is spent on defence weapons

  6. Access to Health Care • What has the Australian Government done to ensure all Australians have access to health care?

  7. Access to Health Care • Medicare – Australia’s universal health care insurance. Allows all Australians ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE which is SUBSIDISED by the government • Medicare – will pay for all or some of the fees relating to many essential health care services.

  8. Access to Health Care • Access to immunisation is an example of health care that contributes to significant difference between Australia and many developing countries. • Without immunisation disease spread much faster and obviously then will affect more people. – so what inturn will this mean for HUMAN DEVELOPMENT?

  9. Access to Health Care • Without immunisation disease spread much faster and obviously then will affect more people. – so what inturn will this mean for HUMAN DEVELOPMENT? • Lowers life expectancy • Prevents many children from accessing education and therefore can not develop to their full potential (job, income)

  10. Access to Health Care • Access to health care during pregnancy and childbirth is crucial for the health of mothers and children. There are many problems that can arise during this period, and a skilled health care workers can significantly decrease the rates of maternal and infant mortality rates. • According to the WHO more than half a million women die each year from preventable complications during pregnancy or childbirth – and most of these deaths occur in developing countries.

  11. Access to Health Care • Read Case Study on p 322 and watch Clip, then complete q. 1-3 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNhlA1OpoFA

  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YduHl7FvnQ0

  13. Time • Apply your knowledge – p. 323 • Q. 5 and 6 • Maternal mortality in sierra leone • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHjwc4a57Vo&feature=related • A tle of two mothers • http://www.viewchange.org/videos/a-tale-of-two-mothers • http://search.mywebsearch.com/mywebsearch/video.jhtml?searchfor=a+tale+of+two+mothers&ts=1371089978692&p2=^HJ^xdm020^YY^au&n=77fc4611&ss=sub&st=hp&ptb=05D3F1EA-11C2-4188-8977-2360A7EB36C8&tpr=sbt&si=pconverter

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