17 Jul Week 3 – AssignmeCountry Choice for the Final PaperReview the Fin

Week 3 – AssignmeCountry Choice for the Final PaperReview the Final Paper criteria in Week Six of the course.  Choose a country of your choice for your Final Paper.  Make sure you choose one that has enough information to assess.  In 200-300 words, describe the country you have chosen and list at least three sources that you will be able to use to extract the information necessary for the Final Paper. In Week 4, you will present an outline and concept paper of the country you have chosen for instructor feedback.Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment. Final PaperBased on the country you have selected, analyze its health system in terms of cost, quality, and access to care. Discuss how the country you chose is different from the United States. Politics, culture, wealth, history and environmental factors influence the development and distribution of health services. Your analysis should speak to the following elements: Impact on vulnerable population (elderly, children, mental ill, etc) Women’s health and maternal child health Disease management of communicable and non-communicable diseases The theory and practice of health promotion Behavioral and lifestyle factors that affect health and illnessInclude appropriate comparison and contrasts with the health systems of countries that were covered in this course.  Week 3 Standard Guidance:The healthcare systems in developing nations differ from the developed nations.  The author provides some interesting quotes:  The roof of the house fights the rain, but he who is sheltered ignores it (Nigerian Proverb) and Understanding human needs is half the job of meeting them (Adlai Stevenson).  As you go through this week’s information on India (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and the Russian Federation (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., you will learn what makes the countries in developing nations more of a challenge.  Many cultural differences and lifestyle habits contribute to the differences including spirituality, domination of one group over another, wealth of population, and education.  Here are some interesting facts from your readings about India and the Russian Federation (Lovett-Scott & Prather, 2014):Fact:IndiaThe Russian FederationIntroduction and OverviewA.  The population in India is 1,205,073,612 (approximately 1.2 Billion)B.  High infant mortality rate; 85:1,000 under 5 year old mortality rateC.  Low life expectancy of 62 yearsD.  Low literacy rateE.  Male dominated society, women are subservient to malesF.  Poorly managed and funded, National Health Care System.G.  Residents receive acute care onlyH.  Major public health problems like contaminated water, and poor sanitationI.  Health care system challenged by numerous chronic, infectious diseasesJ.  India’s endemic problems include cholera, CR-Malaria.K.  Incentives for voluntary male sterilization.L.  Predominate religion is Hindu (practiced by 83% of population)M.   Fatalistic views of health commonN.  Death welcomed as natural, cremation preferredO.  Belief in reincarnationA.  Largest country in the worldB.  Geographic LocationC.  Largest ethnic group (79.8%) – RussianD.  Literacy rate (99.4%) one of the highest in the worldE.  Health status- substandard worldwide and below Western standardsF.  A Market economyG.  Break-up from Soviet Union and impact of transition from communismH.  A shrinking population-severe demographic declineI.  Devastating mortality rates for working age males and middle-aged malesJ.   Infant mortality rate and impact of legalized abortionK.  Prevalence of smokingL.  Prevalence of alcohol consumptionM.  Prevalence of HIV/AIDSPreventiveA.  Lack of dental coverage (Gates, Senate Foreign Relations).B.  No clear policy or strategy for the development of health care for older people.C.   A comprehensive care package that includes, “promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services is essential for this population group” (Dey, 2006, p. 134).D.  Many of the poorest communities, lack clean water, electricity, sanitation (UN-HABITAT, 2007); perfect conditions for especially infections. Many residents live in what is referred to as the 21st Century slums which presents some of India’s greatest challenges.A.  Important linkages with UNAIDSB.  Partnership with WHO Framework Convention on TobaccoFinancingA.  Relatively low overall spending on health care; spends $14.8 billion annually on health care (approximately 5.2% of its GDP); predicted to spend $33.6 billion by 2012 (8.5% of the GDP) (WHO, 2007).B.  Grossly inadequate and underfunded.C.  According to WHO (2003) “only five other countries in the world are worse off than India regarding public health spendingD.  59% of India’s health care budget funds primary health care (curative, preventive, and health promotion).E.  Out-of pocket expenditures are high, and account for 98.4% of the total health expenditures by household.A.  Article 41 Russian ConstitutionB.  Mandatory Medical Insurance program (1993)C.  The Guaranteed Package Program (1998)D.  Health Expenditures – 3.6% of the GDPE.  Healthcare WorkforceReferencesAllianz. (n.d.). Healthcare in Russia. Retrieved from http://www.allianzworldwidecare.com/healthcare-in-russiaAngloINFO. (n.d.). Healthcare System in India | India. Retrieved from http://india.angloinfo.com/healthcare/health-system/Lovett-Scott, M., & Prather, F. (2014). Global health systems: Comparing strategies for delivering health services. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.