Question

Discuss two ways how lack of basic services has a major negative impact on the health of poor people in South Africa

Answer 1

The lack of basic services in South Africa can prevent the population from having access to quality education and this can directly affect several factors, including the health of poor people. This is because education promotes academic and professional instruction, allowing people to obtain a profession and have economic resources that can promote a good quality of life, where citizens have a good diet and can pay for exercises and medical assistance they need. In addition, the lack of education promotes a decrease in trained health professionals who can serve the South African population.

Thus, health professionals become scarce and the few that exist are unable to meet the demand of patients that the country imposes. As a result, the poor population, who cannot afford to pay for a private doctor, do not find medical attention when they fall ill and are left to their own devices.