What Can Nurses Do

What can Nurses Do?

Introduction

The condition of healthcare system in the under-developed countries is very poor. Even the basic facilities of healthcare are not available in these countries. Despite the work by various NGO's and other organizations, the conditions of healthcare are very poor.



Challenges for the Provision of Healthcare in the Under-developed Countries

Out of the world's 7 billion population, 855 million are living in the under-developed countries (UNFPA, 2011). There are many challenges in the way of achieving complete provision of healthcare services in the underdeveloped countries.

Healthcare Workers in the Underdeveloped Countries

One of the basic issues that the least developed Countries (LDC's) have to face is the availability of healthcare workers. There are not enough people working in the health sector in the under developed part of the world. In these areas a healthcare provider faces many dangers like the risk of being killed or kidnapped or the risk of catching an epidemic in that region.

Inadequate Budget Allocation

The inadequate budget allocation is another big challenge for the LDC's as it does increase the cost without giving away the best results. This is why a proper infrastructure for healthcare is not developed. There is either no budget in these countries or it is not properly allocated. Even the NGO's and the International Organizations working in these countries do not provide enough to the workers.

Strategies for the Provision of Health-Care in Underdeveloped Countries

These issues are getting severe with the passage of time. There needs to be strategies developed and executed in order to see that they are also getting the same facilities and services.

Increasing the number of Healthcare Workers

The number of healthcare workers can only be increased when they are motivated to work in these countries. The things that will motivate them are:

Security

The biggest threat to ...