Note: The country and health care issue you choose for this assignment will form the basis of each of the three assignments in this course.

Preparation
Complete the following:

Choose one of the global health care issues listed below. Consider choosing an issue that is of interest or relevance to your career.
Choose a country to study, which has identified one of the issues below as a central problem facing its population. Be sure that you have reasonable access to this country’s health care information.
Consult your textbook, the Capella library, and the Internet to analyze the ways your chosen country delivers health care to its population.
Global Health Care Issues
Following are the global health care issues:

Infant and children’s mortality.
Mental health.
Substance abuse.
Infectious diseases (cholera, AIDS, malaria, flu, et cetera).
Noninfectious diseases (cardiovascular, stroke, diabetes, et cetera).
Maternal and reproductive Health.
Malnutrition.
Domestic violence.
Deliverable
Write a 4–5-page examination of your chosen heath care issue within the context or your chosen country. Select one of the following areas to examine:

Affordability and funding.
Patient access and equity.
Education programs.
Prevention programs.
Service provisioning (delivery).
Health care work force.
Monitoring of the disease.
Complete the following in reference to your chosen areas:

Summarize the needs health care consumers associated with the issue.
Identify the funding amounts and sources dedicated to this issue in the country.
Analyze governmental approaches to address the issue.
Discuss the gaps between the needs of consumers and services offered by the government.
Describe briefly other providers (private or nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that support, augment, or substitute government efforts.
Additional Requirements
Your paper should meet the following requirements:

Formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
Number of resources: Use a minimum of three resources.
Length: 4–5 double-spaced pages, not including the references page.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Portfolio Prompt: You are required to save this learning activity to your ePortfolio.