Karina Amanda Prisylla / 20120259

World History Final Test

I reported about India in class and because of that I learn a lot from them. It is such a
beautiful country despite the fact that we know no country is perfect. India, like any
other country in general, has its own problem and flaw, as does The Philippines.
Based on what I learn from India, we can help solve the problem of The Philippines
by learning how India solves theirs. Despite the differences between both of the
countries, they encounter several related problems.
The first problem is both countries are constantly battered by typhoons, but India
suffers only few fatalities. Super typhoon Yolanda has killed nearly 4,000 people
when it slammed into Central Philippines.
While the Philippine government has been exerting effort to reduce disaster risks,
India has taken storm preparation to a whole new level with their simulated
evacuations, regular training and reviews of emergency plans.
Unlike here in the Philippines, residents in India take evacuation orders
seriously, following them without question. This allowed the government to move
large numbers of people in a short amount of time, reducing fatalities.
Thousands of trained personnel were also on the ground in India, with shelters for
evacuees prepared hours before the storm. The Indian Meteorological Department was
able to give credible information about the cyclone, letting people prepare better for
its onslaught. As a result, during the last massive typhoon that attacked India only 21
deaths were reported.
Second problem is 6 of 10 Filipinos who succumb to sickness die without ever seeing
a doctor, according to the University of the Philippines National Health Institute. In
the same article, Dr. Ramon Paterno of the UP National Health Institute says the
country needs a universal health care system where every Filipino has access to
needed health care, with minimal or no co-payment.

Like the Philippines, India also suffers from similar issues in delivering affordable
healthcare to the rural areas. India is the worlds diabetes capital with 61m diabetics.
They are lack of doctors and has low purchasing power. The top 2 causes of debt in
rural India are Dowry and Medical expenses, so serving the bottom of the pyramid
class is both challenging and close to impossible.
The solution is tele-medical health clinics, leverage on wireless technology to deliver
affordable healthcare.Since India has good 3G coverage, The 3G enabled video
consultations with remote doctors that is triaged by nurses or village health workers,
the delivered cost of consultations have gone down to USD 0.20 (yes 20 cents) each.
As well as clean drinking water. By providing clean drinking water at 1.5 USD per
family per month, a family saves around 260 USD a year from avoiding water borne
illnesses.
Their results so far are impressive. They now serve over 200 communities in rural
India where each community can have a population of between 5000 to 10,000
people. They have over 300,000 water subscribers and over 120,000 medical consults
a year.
The third problem is about the squaters in the Philippines. Due to the continuous
increase of population without accompanied by the increase of job opportunities,
individuals and families are force to resort to other means of survival, which as we
know them as the illegal squaters. The Philippines and especially India with high
growth rate are familiar with this problem in their country.
In The Philippines, they are tend to solve this problem by paying the illegal settler a
relocation expense for them as a capital to restart their life. But tt has come to the
point where some taxpayers have already expressed their outrage and unwillingness to
shoulder any relocation expenses in the future.
This is after realizing that there are actually professional squatters who just take the
money handed out to them by the government on condition that they agree to be
relocated. Many of them, it usually turns out, will simply move to a new area to squat
thereby cheating the system. The worst thing about this is that these handouts merely
promote dependency instead of self-sufficiency.

To address this problem, instead of spending too much money on relocation of the
squatters, the government of India allocates the funds to develop industries in other
regions in the country to create jobs for the unemployed. This will encourage the
squatters to move out on their own. At the moment, The Philippines projects are too
focused on developing infrastructure within the capital region. This naturally compels
people to converge in the same areas to look for work.
The Indias government also run an initiative by paying the poor
only after they have provided some services to the community. It is
in the form of asking them to work for several hours a week cleaning
up the environment or helping out in beautification projects in their
local areas. That will make them appreciate and care for their
surroundings in the long run. They can also develop life-long skills
that they can use for future employment.
The fourth problem is Corruption in the country. As we know this problem has
haunted not just The Philippines. India and a whole lot of countries have suffered it.
The people are charged with taxes but they end up having inefficient implementation
of road and traffic rules, lack of a flood control system, and the like.
This problem is passed from generation to generation. Its already rooted in the
society and thats what makes it difficult to be eradicated.
India, having the same problem, they are declaring war against corruption. They
emphasize on transparency and honesty. At present, a political party borne from an
anti-corruption movement now rules Delhi, the capital city of India. This Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP), or common person party, has launched help-lines for citizens to report
corruption in government and private organizations.
They resort to methods like online auction and regular audit to ensure the
transparency and honesty in the operation of both government and private
organization. Government and industries, not just in India or The Philippines, but in
all countries, have to move from promises to action. For us to eliminate corruption
problem we have to have the initiative to start taking action, exposing the problem
and eradicate it once and for all.