BMJ  2005;331:905 (15 October), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.905

Letter

Health in Africa

Let's learn from the success stories from other poor countries...

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EDITOR—Why is it that donor agencies and policy advisers continue to ignore success stories from poor countries such as Sri Lanka?¹ Together with Cuba, Costa Rica, and Kerala in India, Sri Lanka's achievements have been exemplary. Much has been written about these models, but rarely are there attempts to replicate them in developing countries.² Are they out of date or are they too alien to even consider?

Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka sarojoffice@yahoo.com

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Competing interests: None declared.

1. Gilson L, McIntyre D. Removing user fees for primary care in Africa: the need for careful action. BMJ 2005;331: 762-5. (1 October.)[Free Full Text]
2. Bhutta Z, Nundy S, Abbasi K. Is there hope for South Asia? BMJ 2004;328: 777-9.[Free Full Text]

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