Handling public health emergencies, especially those that are on a global scale, the government must take every factor that is being affected into consideration. The government must pass laws and legislation that will declare how to properly handle a public health emergency without bias or inequality towards a specific area or a specific group of people. The laws must impact all people equally and should be beneficial to all people that have been affected by the outbreak or virus that is causing the health emergency. The government's actions should always be based on good intentions and should be focused towards improving the conditions of all of the public equally when it comes to making important decisions regarding the health of one or many parts of the country, or even multiple countries.
Although all this is considered ideal, the government does not always make decisions that seem equal or that come from good intentions. It is possible that the government could have bias in its laws and that not all people are treated equally. Even if it is claimed that a law considers all people equally, it does not have to be interpreted that way. The interpretation of legislations and the law can differ based on the person who is interpreting them. The government has its opinions of which issues are important and sometimes, some issues can be more important than others. Although it might seem like the government and organizations have good intentions for helping the affected people, it is possible they do so in order to maintain on good terms and preserve their image. There are times when helping a country in need is a strategic decision to form an alliance or to appeal to the public. This makes the government’s actions biased and means that they do not have the public’s best interests in mind.
Equal Medical Care: The government does a good job at considering all people who are affected by an outbreak when making decisions regarding the law, or taking into consideration all people who will be affected by the passing of a law or legislation. There is also more equally strict monitoring of contaminated people. One thing that is monitored is traveling to and from countries as leaving or coming to an infected area will increase the chances that the virus or infection will spread even further to other countries and people. Traveling from all effected countries is equally monitored and handled. To prevent the virus or infection from spreading, people might be isolated or quarantined and this is applied to people as seen necessary.
Government and Media: Sometimes the government’s decisions can depend on how much the media covers. News spread through any kind of media, particularly social media, at a very fast rate. Depending on what is seen in the media, like the news for example, the government might pay more attention to places that are covered more in the news because those are the places that people will hear about more. The more involved people are in the media and the more they are actively spreading news, the government is more likely to pay attention to that in hopes of dealing with the mentioned outbreaks but also because it’s a more popular issue.
Although all this is considered ideal, the government does not always make decisions that seem equal or that come from good intentions. It is possible that the government could have bias in its laws and that not all people are treated equally. Even if it is claimed that a law considers all people equally, it does not have to be interpreted that way. The interpretation of legislations and the law can differ based on the person who is interpreting them. The government has its opinions of which issues are important and sometimes, some issues can be more important than others. Although it might seem like the government and organizations have good intentions for helping the affected people, it is possible they do so in order to maintain on good terms and preserve their image. There are times when helping a country in need is a strategic decision to form an alliance or to appeal to the public. This makes the government’s actions biased and means that they do not have the public’s best interests in mind.
Equal Medical Care: The government does a good job at considering all people who are affected by an outbreak when making decisions regarding the law, or taking into consideration all people who will be affected by the passing of a law or legislation. There is also more equally strict monitoring of contaminated people. One thing that is monitored is traveling to and from countries as leaving or coming to an infected area will increase the chances that the virus or infection will spread even further to other countries and people. Traveling from all effected countries is equally monitored and handled. To prevent the virus or infection from spreading, people might be isolated or quarantined and this is applied to people as seen necessary.
Government and Media: Sometimes the government’s decisions can depend on how much the media covers. News spread through any kind of media, particularly social media, at a very fast rate. Depending on what is seen in the media, like the news for example, the government might pay more attention to places that are covered more in the news because those are the places that people will hear about more. The more involved people are in the media and the more they are actively spreading news, the government is more likely to pay attention to that in hopes of dealing with the mentioned outbreaks but also because it’s a more popular issue.