Problem
Inadequate medical facilities
Other Names:
Insufficient physical infrastructure for health care deliveryInadequate health equipment
Nature:
In both developed and developing countries the physical facilities for adequate health care delivery is lacking. In developed countries the shortage is in the inner cities and in rural areas. In the developing countries the shortage is general. The lack of hospitals, clinics, emergency equipment, and factories for manufacturing medical supplies and drugs results in the failure to provide adequate medical care for millions of people.
Broader Problems:
Inadequate health servicesDenial of right to adequate medical careLimited availability of health resources Narrower Problems:
Unfocused health workOvercrowded public clinicsInadequate hospital facilitiesInadequate rehabilitation facilities for the disabled Aggravates:
Coronavirus disease Strategies:
Providing international health care assistanceImproving medical facilitiesProviding physical infrastructure for health care delivery Subject(s):
Amenities → EquipmentHealth Care → Care
Health Care → Health
Industry → Utilities
Medicine → Medicine
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
27.03.2020 – 18:18 CET