Environmental Health Delivery for Developed and Developing Countries

The Delivery of Environmental Health Services in Malaysia Series

Abstract

Environmental health delivery practice is focused on assessing, controlling and preventing factors in an environment that can potentially harm human health and sustainability. It involves many professional disciplines, organization, people and actions that primarily intend to promote, restore and sustain health. However, the impact of environmental health delivery among developed and developing countries varies. Basically, countries are divided into two major groups; the developed and the developing countries. Country classification is based on economic status such as Gross domestic product (GDP), Gross national product (GNP), per capita income, industrialization, living standard etc. (Surbhi, 2020). Developed countries, as opposed to other countries, are defined as sovereign states which are stable in terms of economy and possess advanced technologies and infrastructure. However, countries with low industrialization and low human development index are considered as developing countries (O’Sullivan et al., 2003). Instead of economic differences, there are also inequalities in health deliveries.