When looking at the United States we have access to a lot of
different resources that may not be available worldwide. Let’s just say the
United States is very privileged. For
example, Venezuela is not as developed of a country as the United States. Many aspects of their culture are different
than ours but, let’s focus in on one thing, healthcare. They do not have as much access to treatment,
preventative medicine, doctors, etc. Thinking of a country like this we
automatically assume that the countries around them are going to have similar
characteristics. When thinking of third world or underdeveloped countries the
words that seem to come to mind are underprivileged and poor. Do people actually know for a fact that is
true or do they just infer that other third world countries share these similar
traits because of how the United States portrays them? When looking at
Venezuela, it’s evident that they do not have the resources to provide the care
that their citizens need when it comes to healthcare. They lack doctors with up
to date medical knowledge, antibiotics and medicine, and medical
facilities. When the United States realizes
this does it makes them think that all other third world countries are like
this as well? Yes, we tend to stereotype groups, well in this case countries,
by what they have or what they are like.
It’s human instinct. It’s a lot easier to say that all under developed
countries lack access to resources and are unable to give their citizens the
treatment and attention they need when it comes to healthcare rather than
singling out each country individually.
When looking at this issue from this standpoint it is easy to see that
Venezuela’s healthcare system has set a precedent for other countries that are
similar to it. Even though we all know that every under developed country does
not suffer from the same issues within their society it is simple to assume
that since they all lack similar resources they are struggling with a majority of
the same problems.
Mcnulty, Caitlin. "A Look at
Venezuelan Healthcare." Venezuelanalysis.com. Drupal, 30 2009. Web.
4 Nov 2012. <http://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/4566>.
Summary:
This article talks about Venezuela’s current healthcare and how it affects the
people who live there. It also proposes a new healthcare reform to improve
Venezuela’s healthcare system.
Analysis: This source is credible because it has many
references to show where she got the information from that she wrote the
article with. People also commented on
it and the comments were very positive and in agreement towards what she was
saying. This source gave information to support that Venezuela’s healthcare
condition was not in a good state. Since
blog post number one was about Venezuela’s lack of healthcare it’s important to
give evidence that they actually did lack resources.
