Equity vs. Equality.

. Coming from the United States, where health is privatized, capitalism takes the social gain and controls society. This contrasts with other countries, as they express collectivism and universal health care. The values shared between and amongst nations are embodied in the medical and social practices. Not surprisingly, the United States values individual profit and gain,  thus, the medical industry propagates the idea of equality, ignoring the idea of equity. Americans spend over $10k dollars per year, receiving the same care as others, which reflect the mixed market and the democratic point of view. Nevertheless, the American values of individualism reject helping others, thus, equity does not resonate quite well. Essentially, this leads to a gap in the public health, and health debt of those who need treatment. This inequity results in a growing gap between those who are and aren't healthy. This exponential growth may result in the emergence of another disease. Whereas, countries such as England, France, and even Cuba, practice different social values. Between the cherished ideas of equity and rituals of distributing help amongst all, those from both lower and higher socio-economic backgrounds receive help. Reflecting upon the cultural context, I am shocked at the fact that America, one of the wealthiest countries of Western Civilization, does not allow enough health leave for pregnant women. America typically places an emphasis on the bond between the nuclear family, instructing those to care for the nourishment of their newborns. Nevertheless, the economic practices contradict the idea, threatening the careers of women.  Nevertheless, when it comes to the economic cultural clashes, it may lead to a lack of communication. To have efficacy and efficiency in the global health sector, to mobilize enough resources, communication on both halves is key. If cultural connections fall through, both cultures may not resonate, leading to a stalemate between the two, ultimately affecting those in need. 

In addition to receiving care and access, reporting the information provides background and context for the application. Nonetheless, I am still surprised at the inability to express disclaimers or find an accurate sample for depiction. Of course, between developing and developed countries, the rate of communicable diseases will differentiate. Nevertheless, agencies such as the CDC fail to consider the population differences, the ratio of documented and undocumented people, as well as the percent error. I would expect the increase of technology to limit the percent error in the yields, but the inability to fix these flaws allows the flawed application to fix the rate of diseases, as well as impacts the expectations of the public. In addition to these limitations, I am also surprised by the inability to mobilize resources for treatment and education. Despite cultural values that inhibit the distribution of medications, as seen as in Pakistan, developed nations such as the U.S. divert their attention from pandemics towards preventable diseases. Such as the case of breast cancer, the United States in recent years has not mobilized resources to educate young women from harming their bodies. Instead, more focus has been placed on carcinogenic and genetic pathway research to find a cure for a preventable disease. I expected that the United States would address these issues to limit the impact of cancer; however, the slow rate of the risk and occurrence proved otherwise.