Pros and Cons of Globalization: Health Perspective

Introduction

Globalization is a process through which development and advancement in one region of the world rapidly spread and come to have significant influence for the wellbeing of distant localities of the globe. Globalization introducing the high scope, great impact on health and speeding up the interconnection of different localities, inter-regional flows of commodities and also expanding network of association and interconnection within all spheres of social doings from the cultural to the criminal.

Pros and cons of globalization on health

Globalization has several advantages and disadvantages. It has been mentioned that globalization is more beneficial for the developed countries and poor countries facing challenging situations due to world contraction. They cannot afford expensive food and health products rather they are bound to eat malnutrition.

Pros of globalization on health

Diffusion of knowledge and technologies: globalization has spread authentic knowledge and awareness about the diseases. Innovative instruments and medical operation tools are available even in low income countries. Doctors from the poor countries get more experience and knowledge from well reputed foreign medical colleges, in this way they promote extra scope and medical understanding in their homeland.

High quality medicines: in the past life expectancy rate were very low, because treatment of most of the diseases was impossible as medicine were not available. Today all the countries are interconnected so they can import and export the medicine across the border. It is only because of globalization.

Online health awareness programs: globalization and mass media play a vital role for the betterment of health. Lots of online medical classes and health awareness programs spreading medical skills and information all over the world. Doctors from poor country can communicate with the most expert panel of doctors in the united states or anywhere in the world and he can operate any medical disorder with the help of them.

Lifestyle: it has been found that today's globalization has altered the lifestyle of families in the whole globe. People are very conscious about their balance diet, physical exercise, good sleep, mental peace, etc. they consult with the doctor at the end of every month and ensure the right physical report.

Infrastructure: globalization has also influenced the infrastructure of the hospitals. Most of doctor suggests constructing their hospital, according to designs of hospital in the developed countries. They try to dedicate more and more facilities to the patients. They ensure neat and clean environment in the hospitals.

Cons of globalization on health

Export and import of drugs: most of illegal companies get the wrong benefit from the relation of other countries. They import and export drugs which can spoil the lives. They import alcohol and addictive drugs and use these drugs in immoral activities.

Malnutrition: the people in the poor countries want to grow economically. All the agricultural countries export all their products to the foreign country and earn lot of money. But the people of their own country content on the malnutrition. Lots of diseases in poor countries are due to poor diet, as they cannot afford perfect diet.

Increased global travel: global travel has made it easy for the pathogens to spread quickly across the borders, the increased transit of goods also creates new opportunities for the transmission of diseases. The tropical diseases like dengue virus which causes severe pain in the bones, high fever and diarrhea infects up to 100 million people each year.