Racism in the modern world is reflected not only in the ordinary life of people. It is also found in the healthcare segment as unequal treatment for people of different skin color, gender, or orientation. This is indeed a serious problem and requires specific elimination steps, including elimination among medical personnel. I intend to encourage everyone to work together to combat racism in health care, as only comprehensive measures can lead to health equity and stop the unequal treatment spread.
Finding structural racism and inequalities in physical ability is essential to ensure that health care is accessible to all. To achieve equality in health, everyone must have an equal opportunity to reach medical resources (Yearby, 2021). Racial equality in health care means that no one is hindered by race from reaching their full physical potential. To start the fight, it is necessary to identify the main manifestations of discrimination in health care, the reasons for the emergence of the location of social superiority and discrimination, and the scale. After that, it is necessary to establish a unified anti-discrimination policy at the private and state level, training and further control.
Racism is a global problem of our time. Every problem requires a solution. The reason for racism is not skin color but human thinking. Therefore, healing from racial prejudices, xenophobia and intolerance should be sought primarily in getting rid of false ideas, which for so many people have been the source of incorrect concepts about superiority or, conversely, the lower position of various groups among humanity. I am sure it is time to move the discussion of migration-related issues from a cultural-psychological to a social-structural level.
The participation of each individual involved in the health services sector is important. Everyone can report the presence of illegal actions in a certain place, contact the relevant authority, and try to eliminate problems at a possible level. An important role is played by the consolidation of provisions on racial hatred in the articles of the criminal codes of states. The presence of minimal misconduct on the part of employees or patients can lead to serious consequences in the violation of the entire structure of the fight against racism. Therefore, it is important and necessary to understand the value of the responsibility of participation of each individual person.
The main methods of combating racism are the correct education of the population, instilling a certain ideology. In addition, instilling tolerance is important already from school and university students, where active work in this direction should be carried out, from school years, human and civil rights and freedoms should be studied, with an emphasis on the inadmissibility of their violation. It is also necessary to forecast future demands on health services in order to even out distribution and minimize inequalities in health care. Thus, everyone should have equal and unrestricted access to medical resources. I commit to building a healthcare system in which there will be no unequal treatment for any bias. Thus, everyone can and should claim to provide equal and objective support for their health.
In conclusion, racism is an important topic of discussion in the twenty-first century. Each person should contribute to its eradication as much as possible. The medical sector is particularly important, where racism can lead to negative health effects. To eliminate it, it is important to correctly educate people through parents, schools and institutions, state and organizational policies that restrict the freedom of permissible actions and manifestations of attitude.
Reference
Yearby, R. (2021). Race based medicine, colorblind disease: How racism in medicine harms us all.The American Journal of Bioethics, 21(2), 19-27. Web.