| Too often developing countries adopt patterns of health care that are foreign to their culture and beyond their means, e.g., they put out funds for the education of physicians and nurses that would be better spent on training health auxiliaries. The discussions in this document focus on the need to educate and deploy a health personnel appropriate to the needs and resources of the region. The following five factors are essential to the securing of appropriate health personnel: (1)cooperation between health agencies and educational institutions; (2)judicious distribution of functions between professionals and auxiliaries, with emphasis on teamwork; (3)flexibility in the educational programme concerning type of personnel required and course content; (4)continuous education of all health personnel; and (5)systematic evaluation of manpower needs. |