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Introduction
The problem of low-income access to healthcare affects many parts of the world. The study suggests that the major problem of healthcare is accessibility, which has led countries to develop policies to solve the issue. Most of these policies object to develop a financial protection. However, the problem still remains until todays because the root causes are more complex than what governments believe. Therefore, the understanding of the problem in greater detail is necessary to aid the global attempt in solving the problem. Nonetheless, other measures should be developed in order to reduce the gap between developing and developed countries in order to achieve global health care convergence.
(Reference: Divya Srivastavaa and Alistair McGuire, Patient access to health care and medicines across low-income countries, Volume 133, May 2015, Pages 21–27)
Thus, it has come down to the question of
"Is healthcare a human right?"
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UN has defined healthcare standards into 8 points.
1. Universal access
2. Availability
3. Acceptability and Dignity
4. Quality
5. Non-Discrimination
6. Transparency
7. Participation
8. Accountability
Based on the following infographics, it shows the example of the problem of "Availability" standard by concerning one of its factors, the number of physicians per population. The data shows that Asia and South Africa are the continents which are below standard as a whole. The ratio of doctors and patients in Thailand and the other countries in Asean Economic Community (AEC) shows that Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines and Singapore are near the world’s standard position by having 1-9 physicians per 10,000 populations or above. Thailand is positioned in the same level as Cambodia, Indonesia, and Laos. Nevertheless, those countries in South East Asia still have a number of opportunities to boost its healthcare position similar to Europe’s.
Therefore, this factor could also be inferred that Thailand as well as countries in AEC has a lot of opportunity to develop its healthcare system which are available for entrepreneurs, investors, specialists, and other stakeholders, to solve the problems. Given the fact that AEC will soon launch a free trade policy, the opportunities in South East Asia has become much possible and challenge.