| It is the moral obligation of governments in Latin America, as elsewhere in the world, and the responsibility of medical educators to see that adequate numbers of health workers graduate from the universities and that they are well prepared for the task of raising the health standards of the people. Each day more people claim improved health as their national right but, despite some progress, poliomyelitis, malaria, and smallpox have still not be eradicated. In view of the new hopes of the Latin American people, new structures will have to replace old, and new technology and methods will have to be brought to bear on the fight against disease to ensure the welfare of the greatest number. |