To state that there are vested interests in health planning is to state the obvious. One can identify numerous actors ranging from international agencies, government officials, pharmaceutical companies, health personnel and community and citizen's groups which would like to stake a claim on the...

In underdeveloped countries, more than 70% of the population suffers from infectious and communicable diseases. These diseases are transmitted with the help of poor water, sanitation, housing, etc. Further, education and nutrition also affect the vulnerability of the individual. All these...

A survey of medical students was held in order to determine the reasons why they were not willing to set up practice in rural areas after graduation. The reasons they gave were quite typical: lack of facilities, lack of opportunities for themselves and their family, poor income, etc. We also...

The type of medical education of a country is closely linked with its system of health care. Any health care system, with its own peculiarities, requires a certain type of doctor who can function effectively in the given environment. The same is the case with underdeveloped capitalist countries,...