The news abounds with stories about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans, teen suicide, drug abuse, guns and violence, the social impact of casinos and marijuana legalization, and challenges to access to mental health care for children and families.
However, the roads to the facilities are not in good shape and almost impassable and this poses a great challenge to access to the facilities especially during the rainy seasons.
Previous studies in Northern Uganda have identified lack of finance, of information, and of decision-making powers as key challenges to access to health care services for women [ 30].
However, it is not a panacea for overcoming all challenges pertaining to access to medicines.
Shivpuri district is one of the largest in the state, which poses challenges related to access to healthcare.
Understanding the challenges related to access to health systems would be useful for the development of policies and programs designed to counterbalance such barriers, encourage equity in care, promote a better use of the available services, and ultimately, improve their quality, not only to improve their use by children but also, the general population.
The second set of challenges is related to access to care for migrant populations.
Furthermore, considering those likely to face particular challenges with regard to access to services, the sample included users from the country's Roma minority, as well as parents and other stakeholders concerned with disadvantaged children.
Indonesia, the fourth largest country in the world, rolled out its UHC plan, called JKN National Health Assurancee) in early 2014 and faces formidable logistic and administrative challenges with regards to access to medicines, human resources, financing, governance and scaling up health service delivery.
The escalating cost of pharmaceuticals is a global challenge and major hindrance to access to medicines in developing countries.
