Inequality and Exclusion : Addressing Global Health Disparities

13 Jan 2025, 12:00

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Global Health inequality remains a critical issue creating a mass divide between affluent and marginalized population. This etract investigates the multifaceted nature of the disparities on a global scale, focusing on how socio-economic, geographic and systematic factors contricbute unequal access to healthcare services. Through examining the studies from various regions, the paper identifies key determinants of health inequality,income disparaities, lack of infrastructure and discriminatory practies. The study highlights the contrast in health outcomes between high income countries and low and middle income countries, where preventable diseases, maternal and mortality and malnutrition persist at alarming rates. Furthermore, this paper will focus on how health affects rapidly in conflict region and how can it have a drastic effect, taking North and South Korea into attention. The paper explores the role of internatiion organizations, government and nongovernmental in addressing these disparities through initiatives like SDSs and universal health coverage programs. The finding underscore the need for comprehensive approach that integrates economic development and social policies to mitigate health inequalities while promoting equity in healthcare system. By promoting equity in healthcare access and addressing root cause for inequity and this paper argues for concerns in global efforts that every individual, regardless socio-economic status or geographic location has the right to achieve optimal health and well being as per UN convention of human rights.

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