In recent years, an increasing number of medical doctors choose to work in cities for significantly higher income, leading to the lack of doctors in remote places. From my perspective, several factors contribute to this trend, and there are solutions to tackle this tendency.
To begin with, there are several factors have caused this issue. The most obivious aspect is the comparatively higher level of income offered by health facilities, including hospitals and clinics, in cities. Indeed, an average income of doctors working in cities could be four or five times higher than their counterparts in remote areas. This is given by the fact that most patience coming to hospitals in cities willingly pay at all cost to maintain their well-being, ranging from medical examinations to treatment on their terminal ills. By contrast, people in many remote areas do not consider going to established health facilities in the first place when they have health problems. Because they simply cannot afford medical expenses in hospitals, not to mention many still hold supertitious belief on local traditional healers, medical doctors in such areas have significantly lower number of patience to treat.
In spite of several causes, there are possible solutions to tackle this issue. First, government should subsidily develop healthcare systems, especially health facilities, medical equipment and infrastructure, by which increasing the effectiveness of doctors' performance and raising the status of proper health centers in remote areas. Second, medical doctors who work in rural areas should be encouraged by having, for example, financial incentives as well as career promotion.
In conclusion, the lack of medical doctors in rural areas can be attributed to the inaccesibility of established health centers in rural areas for locals. Thus, law-makers should develop healthcare systems in these areas for the sake of the people.
In recent years, an increasing number of
medical
doctors
choose to work in
cities
for
significantly
higher income, leading to the lack of
doctors
in
remote
places. From my perspective, several factors contribute to this trend, and there are solutions to tackle this tendency.
To
begin
with, there are several factors have caused this issue. The most
obivious
aspect is the
comparatively
higher level of income offered by
health
facilities, including hospitals and clinics, in
cities
.
Indeed
, an average income of
doctors
working in
cities
could be four or five times higher than their counterparts in
remote
areas
. This is
given
by the fact that most patience coming to hospitals in
cities
willingly
pay at all cost to maintain their well-being, ranging from
medical
examinations to treatment on their terminal ills. By contrast,
people
in
many
remote
areas
do not consider going to
established
health
facilities in the
first
place when they have
health
problems.
Because
they
simply
cannot afford
medical
expenses in hospitals, not to mention
many
still
hold
supertitious
belief on local traditional healers,
medical
doctors
in such
areas
have
significantly
lower
number of patience to treat.
In spite of
several causes, there are possible solutions to tackle this issue.
First
,
government
should
subsidily
develop healthcare systems,
especially
health
facilities,
medical
equipment and infrastructure, by which increasing the effectiveness of doctors' performance and raising the status of proper
health
centers in
remote
areas
. Second,
medical
doctors
who work in rural
areas
should
be encouraged
by having,
for example
, financial incentives
as well
as career promotion.
In conclusion
, the lack of
medical
doctors
in rural
areas
can
be attributed
to the
inaccesibility
of established
health
centers in rural
areas
for locals.
Thus
, law-makers should develop healthcare systems in these
areas
for the sake of the
people
.