Inaccessibility to HealthCare's` and Hospitals Information 2022

Running Head: INACCESSIBILITY TO HEALTHCARES AND HOSPITALS
INACCESSIBILTY TO HEALTHCARES AND HOSPITALS
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INACCESSIBILTY TO HEALTHCARES AND HOSPITALS1
The Catholic Society Thought (CST) is based on the teaching of dignity of a human
person and the realisation of common good. These principles create a path for a sustainable
society in which everyone can coexist peacefully irrespective of their creed, caste, age, gender,
region or ethnicity with the similar aim of progressing as a whole. Making these principles the
foundation of our life is making us become more tolerant and adjustable to the betterment of any
group of people who are not given the facilities, which the other privileged class can acquire.
The major concern in Australia regarding the disobedience of CST is that the indigenous
population, including the Aborigines also known as Torres Strait islanders, are not getting access
to medical care or being given the facility of using proper healthcare centers and hospitals. Due
to cultural barriers and geographic distance, it is difficult for the indigenous population to attain
medical assistance, which is causing a decrease in life expectancy and a severe increase in health
issues. Healthcare inequity is prevalent among aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders,
and it prevents their access to universal healthcare facilities. In 2011, the Australian Bureau of
Statistics (ABS) indicated that ‘for the aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in 2005–
2007, life expectancy was estimated to be 11.5 years which is less than that of the non-
indigenous population for males (67.2 years compared with 78.7) and 9.7 years less for females
(72.9 years in comparison with 82.6) (Li, 2017).
According to Cameron et al., (2014), the Aborigines in Canada face the same issues when
it comes to accessing the healthcare centers. Especially with Aborigines as they are the
backward class, they receive much fewer facilities than their non-aboriginal counter-parts. The
social determinants, which affect the negligence in accessing the healthcare centers and hospital,
are the socio-economic status, illiteracy, regional location, age, sex, lifestyle and community
roots. The Aborigines of Canada do feel the inequality in terms of accessing healthcare services