IJSRP, Volume 12, Issue 7, July 2022 Edition [ISSN 2250-3153]
Rudwan Masoud
Abstract:
Many health systems around the world are increasingly facing challenges when it comes to providing comprehensive care and treatment options, for example, due to ongoing demographic changes and aging societies , leading to more patients and increasing age-related health problems . These issues are often paired with structural and spatial disparities, especially in rural locations, resulting in an unfair distribution of medical facilities and practitioners, as well as barriers to access to care. At the same time, the exodus of general practitioners and specialists, as well as the absence of heirs to continue their practice, can be observed in many rural regions. Reasons include, for example, a lack of attractiveness among young graduates to assert themselves in such fields or an inferior work-life balance due to high demand per capita.