Messages from Malawi
Authors: Peter E. Dans
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1980)

Editorial Notes1 June 1980Messages from MalawiPeter E. Dans, M.D.Peter E. Dans, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-92-6-858 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptInternational medical programs for humanitarian, educational, and research purposes have a long tradition (1-7). In this issue, Krogstad (8) describes the benefits of one program for the guest professional and the host country. He illustrates how displacement from a large university teaching hospital in the United States to a health care setting in a developing country broadens one's medical and social horizons.In a 3-month elective as a medical resident in 1963, I was astonished to find that an infectious disease hospital in India was using unsterile rubber tubing and open-mouth flasks for intravenous fluid administration and that the intravenous...References1. DODD E. The Gift of the Healer. New York: Friendship Press; 1964. Google Scholar2. HARRISON G. Mosquitoes, Malaria, and Man: A History of the Hostilities Since 1880. New York: E. P. Dutton; 1978. Google Scholar3. GOLDEN A. Project Hope in Peru: an unusual approach. J Med Educ. 1969;44:1176-9. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. MINNERS H. Evaluating the International Centers for Medical Research (ICMR) Program. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1974;23:828-31. Google Scholar5. A World Program for Health Manpower. Report of a Study of Medical Education in the Developing Countries. The Association of American Medical Colleges Report to the Agency for International Development. Evanston, Illinois: Association of American Medical Colleges; 1965. Google Scholar6. New Directions in International Health Cooperation. A Report to the President. Washington, D.C., 1978. Google Scholar7. . Strengthening U.S. Programs to Improve Health in Developing Countries. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences; 1978. Google Scholar8. KROGSTAD D. Medicine in Malawi. Ann Intern Med. 1980;92:861-4. LinkGoogle Scholar9. MOORHOUSE G. Calcutta. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; 1971. Google Scholar10. DANSJOHNSON PS. Politics in the development of a migrant health center: a pilgrim's progress from idealism to pragmatism. N Engl J Med. 1975;292:890-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. GRUENBERG E. The failures of success. Milbank Mem Fund Q. 1977;55:3-24. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. BRYANT J. Health and the Developing World. Ithaca: Cornell University Press; 1969. Google Scholar13. BUCKANDERSONSASAKIKAWATA ARTK. Health and Disease in Chad. Epidemiology, Culture and Environment in Five Villages. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press; 1970. Google Scholar14. HIATT H. Protecting the medical commons: who is responsible? N Engl J Med. 1975;293:235-41. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. JEFFERSBOGNANNOBARTLETT JJJ On the demand versus need for medical services and the concept of shortage. Am J Public Health. 1971;61:46-63. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar16. WOLFE T. The "me" decade and the third great awakening. New York. 1976;9:26-40. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: The Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, Maryland PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 June 1980Volume 92, Issue 6Page: 858-859KeywordsHealth careInfectious diseasesMedical education Issue Published: 1 June 1980 PDF DownloadLoading ...