Topic > Poor healthcare infrastructure in developing countries

Currently in low- and middle-income countries, poor healthcare infrastructure limits citizens from seeking medical attention. For example, South Africa recently attempted to pass a national health law that allows all citizens to be able to afford an insurance policy, just like that of the United States. Unfortunately, there is a glaring flaw in national health policies. The social issues are the same for the United States and South Africa. Simply put, whatever a country's standard of living, healthcare infrastructure cannot accommodate all people. The poorly organized system does not help the population to access standardized health diagnostics. No matter what system a country's citizens adopt, 100% of people cannot be guaranteed a standardized health diagnosis. My grandfather was in the same difficult situation. He was unable to contact a doctor as his illness had reached the terminal stage. He was in a dire situation where mobility was not an option. He lived in a city where no hospitals or medical facilities were reachable. The disease continued to grow unnoticed and soon his illness reached the terminal stage and it was already too late. The main problem was that there were no hospitals nearby and patient monitoring was minimal for my grandfather. Unfortunately he died when my father was only 10 years old. If there was a better system then, perhaps the loss of life could be avoided. Mobile Health (mHealth) draws on electronic health (eHealth) resources. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “we are pushing the limits of how to acquire, transport, store, process and protect raw and processed data to deliver meaningful results” (WHO). The... middle of the paper... 20% at a compound annual growth rate. The number and statistics are a clear signal for Nokia to venture into this geographic market. The current international mobile phone group holds a 56% share. The African region allows Nokia to be an emerging leader in the mobile industry. Nokia currently holds the second place for most phone usage in the East Asian market, while Samsung takes first place. If Nokia entered the African market, it would eventually increase its position in terms of market share, becoming the leader in mobile phones. The current problem with healthcare is the lack of universal outreach to the public. Although it has improved over the decades thanks to amendment revisions and lobbyist efforts, health care has shortcomings in terms of mobility. That's why mobile healthcare is needed. Promotes awareness, therapeutic support, epidemic monitoring and patient monitoring.