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MEDICC Review 2012; 14 (1)

Organization and startup of the Gambia’s new community-based medical programme

Chávez JA, Suárez LV, del Rosario O, Hechavarría S, Quiñones J

Language: English
References: 21
Page: 49-52
PDF size: 80.63 Kb.


ABSTRACT

The shortage of health professionals in developing countries and especially in their poorest regions imperils the vision of health for all. New training policies and strategies are needed urgently to address these shortages. The Gambia’s new Community-Based Medical Programme is one such strategy.


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