Colombia

[guitarchick]

I'm doing this annoying essay for my world issues class where I need to find two issues in the country and solve them.

I am having troubles solving the health issues.

Most of Colombias doctors are situated within the cities. How can you encourage doctors to move out into rural areas where they are needed the most?

[no yu begin wher i end]

Pay them more.

[Doormat]

Build or make temporary/permanent hospitals there

[garsk]

get the government to pay for there education and tell them they have to work out in the country for 5 years (just a random number i picked) untill they pay back the government.

[Ravenous Yam]

Well, since the majority of rural areas are controlled by drug-trafficking Cartel-run roving milititas, i would say.....

Get rid of the cocaine trade and bring the country under control of the govt.

 

Seriously, i wouldn't go to Colombia if you paid me (a lot). Highest rate of kidnapping in the world (>3000/year), the entire country is run by the Cartel, and leaving the cities is pretty much a death sentence unless you have your own personal army to fight off the numerous paramilitary faction armies already there. Nearly 25,000 people are murdered there every year. The govt has almost no influence in the rural areas.

 

Would you go out there if you were a doctor?

[Pixie-elf]

Well, since the majority of rural areas are controlled by drug-trafficking Cartel-run roving milititas, i would say.....

Get rid of the cocaine trade and bring the country under control of the govt.

 

Seriously, i wouldn't go to Colombia if you paid me (a lot). Highest rate of kidnapping in the world (>3000/year), the entire country is run by the Cartel, and leaving the cities is pretty much a death sentence unless you have your own personal army to fight off the numerous paramilitary faction armies already there. Nearly 25,000 people are murdered there every year. The govt has almost no influence in the rural areas.

 

Would you go out there if you were a doctor?

Only if I was a doctor who didn't mind risking my life to help others.

 

I think if I was a doctor I'd want to go where the need was but uhm... You can't help anyone if you're dead. o_o