Health Care In Sub-Saharan Countries

The Health Care That Never Exists
What if you were to live in a world with no source of health care whatsoever? How about living in a world where diseases are common and you are living with unhygienic sources of water? In the world of Sub-Saharan countries of Africa, which can include Congo and Uganda, poverty is very common. Being poor in the world is a horrible thing, and many are blamed for the wrong purpose of poverty as you do not have access to many things. Many African children and adults die because of simple illnesses that have gotten so much more worse due to the fact that they cannot get immediate health care. These people in very poor countries, which can include Congo and Uganda do not have the proper access to health care that
Many times, mothers have their pregnancies terminated by natural causes that could have been prevented if medical facilities were adequate, so this means that the developing child was also affected. In Congo 800,000 women are living with fistula, a disabling condition often caused by problems in childbirth; the number grows by 20,000 each year. Effects of why the mothers and child have bad conditions can include the fact that they have a food shortage and cannot feed their developing fetus, how poverty affects the income of each person and unhygienic/unsanitary things like water. According to Dr. De Bernis, he says, “Although it may not be their fault for the occurrence of poverty, it is some people's own individual responsibility for not having health insurance.” But, because of the lack of accessible health care with little to none hospitals, that provide proper health care, the number of diseases and bad health problems are affecting both the mothers and the young children. In conclusion, in poor African countries such as Congo and Uganda do not have the health care they need when women are pregnant, whether it is a disease from unhygienic water, or if it is from
In fact, eight out of ten people in Congo that are uninsured work for working families and work very hard to get a certain amount of money, but they do not get their health insurance covered because they do not use their money wisely (“Universal Health” 1). Also, many will say that Africa is rich enough to pay for universal health care in Congo and Uganda and that it is their task and duty to get health insurance, as many will say that they are not dealing with something so serious. However, universal health care in Congo and Uganda is misleading in this case because it is really not their fault that they are so poor and suffering from poverty, as some diseases and illnesses that are spreading in Central Africa actually need severe medical care. Many people die in a matter of seconds every day because of non-accessible health care. In fact, most people in these places do not get paid well, and most African countries have to deal with dirty water, pollution, and especially illnesses. Therefore, the claims about African health care is inconclusive, so it really does not make sense that people think that it is people’s individual responsibilities when they are suffering from conditions that are