A Narrative Review of the Role of Economic Crisis on Health and Healthcare Infrastructure in Three Disparate National Environments

A Narrative Review of the Role of Economic Crisis on Health and Healthcare Infrastructure in Three Disparate National Environments

The collapse of a country’s economy can have significant impacts on the health and healthcare infrastructure of the country. This paper compares the collapse of three national economies from widely separated regions: Venezuela, Zimbabwe, and the countries of the former Soviet Union. Despit...

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Main Author: David M. Claborn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
economic collapse
workforce
tuberculosis
disaster
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/4/1252
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spelling doaj-636f06041cf241b6ab5e762ffcf884132020-11-25T02:37:02ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012020-02-01174125210.3390/ijerph17041252ijerph17041252A Narrative Review of the Role of Economic Crisis on Health and Healthcare Infrastructure in Three Disparate National EnvironmentsDavid M. Claborn0Master of Public Health Program, McQueary College of Health and Human Services, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897, USAThe collapse of a country’s economy can have significant impacts on the health and healthcare infrastructure of the country. This paper compares the collapse of three national economies from widely separated regions: Venezuela, Zimbabwe, and the countries of the former Soviet Union. Despite significant differences in the environments and cultures of these countries, there are some common variables and outcomes shared by most of the countries including effects on healthcare workforce, disproportionate effects on marginalized populations, and resurgence of certain infectious diseases.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/4/1252economic collapseworkforcetuberculosisdisaster
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
economic collapse
workforce
tuberculosis
disaster
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title A Narrative Review of the Role of Economic Crisis on Health and Healthcare Infrastructure in Three Disparate National Environments
title_short A Narrative Review of the Role of Economic Crisis on Health and Healthcare Infrastructure in Three Disparate National Environments
title_full A Narrative Review of the Role of Economic Crisis on Health and Healthcare Infrastructure in Three Disparate National Environments
title_fullStr A Narrative Review of the Role of Economic Crisis on Health and Healthcare Infrastructure in Three Disparate National Environments
title_full_unstemmed A Narrative Review of the Role of Economic Crisis on Health and Healthcare Infrastructure in Three Disparate National Environments
title_sort narrative review of the role of economic crisis on health and healthcare infrastructure in three disparate national environments
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series International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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publishDate 2020-02-01
description The collapse of a country’s economy can have significant impacts on the health and healthcare infrastructure of the country. This paper compares the collapse of three national economies from widely separated regions: Venezuela, Zimbabwe, and the countries of the former Soviet Union. Despite significant differences in the environments and cultures of these countries, there are some common variables and outcomes shared by most of the countries including effects on healthcare workforce, disproportionate effects on marginalized populations, and resurgence of certain infectious diseases.
topic economic collapse
workforce
tuberculosis
disaster
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