SOLOMON ISLAND
Write an individual 2500-word Essay (+/- 10%).
See the university guidelines regarding word limit. The country will differ from the country you have presented on. The essay will focus on that country’s Health System. You will have to show how the country addresses the different Social Determinants of Health or fails to address them.
Pick one specific non-communicable and one communicable disease, show how they are influenced by the SDH and how the government addresses them. Despite that some of you have the same country, it is not allowed to work together on this essay.
The essay should consist of:
Explain where the country is, it’s demographic and it’s GDP. (200 words)
An explanation of the healthcare system. Features like ‘out-of-pocket spending’, inequalities, privatization or nationalization and its leadership etc. (800 words)
A brief explanation of the non-communicable disease you choose. (200 words)
Explain how the country addresses this disease or fails to address them; the influence of the SDH and via the policies and laws addressing the different underlying SDH. (500 words)
A brief explanation of the communicable disease you choose. (200 words)
In this section you explain how the country addresses this disease or fails to address them; the influence of the SDH and via the policies and laws addressing the different underlying SDH. (500 words)
Conclusion: a brief and concise conclusion based on your assessment on what you have written (100 words) Make sure to be critical, read different academic sources and governmental papers. Write concisely.
