Abstract:
Our healthcare system grapples with profound inequities and systemic failures. This might be
news to those exposed to high quality medical care, but to others, this crumbling system
might be the last straw to clutch on. We need to save it. This paper will trace, locate and
isolate the challenges facing the healthcare system. It will not stop there. It will delve deep
into the commendable efforts by the government, at both levels, to even the score. They are
still not enough. The chasm between policy and practice remains vast. Vulnerable populations
bear the brunt of this crisis and as such, much needs to be done in order to bridge this gap.
