IMF-led policies' Impact on access to food and healthcare  Since Western countries do not suffer from food shortages, they do not understand how vital food and access to healthcare is for survival in the developing world. The IMF treats food and healthcare in its policies just like any other commodity on the market, sometimes with disastrous humanitarian consequences [1] .  [1] Oxfam. “Death on the Doorstep of the Summit”. Oxfam Briefing Paper. 2002