Some social scientists are of the opinion that the financial and material prosperity generated by globalization has taken the health indices of the world to newer highs.

How far can you endorse this view? You may take examples from your surroundings to substantiate your point of view. ajaypeesdoc. 17.4.012

No one can deny the fact that globalization has been able to make the world population enjoy better standards of living. But, when it comes to better health indices, it is hard to fully support the view expressed by the social scientists. There are reservations. 45 words.

Health care sector across the world has been witnessing unprecedented developments in terms of developing medicines, inventing diagnostic devices and procedures, initiating preventive and curative measures, to mention a few. For example, a great number of the so called incurable diseases, like cancer and TB, are now curable, and mortality and morbidity rates across the world have been showing better signs. Even AIDS patients lead longer lives. Coupled with these is the heightened private intervention in medical care leading to huge super specialty facilities springing up like mushrooms. All these, obviously, augur well for globalization.

However, all these possibilities notwithstanding, there are huge concerns with regard to general health indices across the spectrum. Primarily, health care as such has become extremely expensive and, as a result, the lion’s share of the population, especially those in poor nations, is not able to access the possibilities of all medical innovations. Secondly, financial and material prosperity has made great number of people pick up very unhealthy eating habits and lifestyle practices leading to severe health risks. For example, over weight, strange cancers and cardiac disorders are much more common today than ever before.

In short, it is fair to conclude that globalization has done great service to humanity in terms of health. But it does not mean that over the years the health status of the world has gone higher. The material and financial gains of the world seem to be back firing when it comes to health indices.

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