ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the developing countries’ problems more precisely in economic and medical terms. It suggests that an analysis in sociological terms which aims to answer the question – why are the obvious solutions not applied even when they are perceived? The chapter looks at some of the reasons why so little progress has been made towards a more desirable and appropriate health care system. It examines the role of medical auxiliaries and of the status problems encountered by them in the present circumstances. The World Health Organization Consultants' report on the medical school said 'the training is intensely practical and gives a very favourable impression'. The chapter analyses the social characteristics of traditional healers in Lusaka elsewhere and have material on the pattern of consultation which has yet to be examined. The medical school in a developing country, such as Zambia and elsewhere, has to recruit expatriate medical teachers who are chosen for their specific skills.
