Special Health Problems of Island Developing and other Specially Disadvantaged Countries: Report of a Meeting of Experts, London, 21–25 January 1980
Synopsis
This is the report of an expert group, convened to focus on the special health problems of island developing and other specially disadvantaged countries. The members of the expert group were invited to examine the problems and to make recommendations as to how they should most effectively be tackled, by individual governments, by regional groups of countries and by the Commonwealth Secretariat and other agencies, within available resources.
This report includes a list of the conclusions reached, a summary of the discussions, an introductory paper prepared by the Secretariat, papers prepared by participants who led the discussion on particular topics, and other papers contributed by participants.
Chapters
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Introduction
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List of Conclusions
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General Review
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Health Manpower Planning
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Travel and Communication
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Demographic and Health Data
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Natural Disasters and Other Emergencies
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Specialist Services
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Pharmaceuticals
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Strengthening National and Regional Institutions
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Regional and International Cooperation
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Distribution of Report
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Special Health Problems: Island Developing and Other Specially Disadvantaged Countries
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Realistic Manpower Planning for Primary Health Care: Practical Considerations
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Travel and Communications: Their Relation to Health Problems in Small States
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Report on a Visit to Study Health Care Delivery in a Number of Western Pacific Islands
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Some Special Health Problems of Island Developing and Some Other Specially Disadvantaged Countries
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Managerial Training for Middle-Level Health Administrative Personnel
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A Comprehensive Hospital Service for Caribbean Territories
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A Proposal for Assistance With Specialist Medical Services for the Small Status of the Commonwealth Caribbean
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Special Health Problems of Small States
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Health Development Problems of Small States: The Design of Appropriate Health Delivery Systems for the Islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans
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Participants and Secretariat
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