Learning from developing countries: what are the lessons?

Many poor countries have developed innovative, effective, low cost models of health care. These often involve the community in ways rarely seen in rich countries, where most people depend on high tech, institution based, doctor rich, health services.

In our November theme issue on "Learning from developing countries" we hope to flag up models of good practice and to explore their potential transfer to other countries.

We invite readers to help us to identify these models and to discuss their wider potential. A selection of responses will be republished in the letters section of the theme issue.

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Cost effective method for diagnosis of catheter related sepsis: Dr.Ritesh Agarwal, et al.
bmj.com, 9 Apr 2004 [Full text]
Improving diabetes care in the economically disadvantaged: Dr. Mahadevan Shriraam, et al.
bmj.com, 9 Apr 2004 [Full text]
Insulin Therapy in the ICU: Dr.Ritesh Agarwal, et al.
bmj.com, 15 Apr 2004 [Full text]
Health care system needs to be restructured.: Anil Pandit
bmj.com, 17 Apr 2004 [Full text]
Better surgical skills and cheaper innovations instead of expensive technological advances: Anuruddha M. Abeygunasekera
bmj.com, 1 May 2004 [Full text]
�Take health into our own hands� � Community-based health insurance in Burkina Faso: Manuela De Allegri, et al.
bmj.com, 6 May 2004 [Full text]
Learning from developing countries.: Prakash C. Das, et al.
bmj.com, 7 May 2004 [Full text]
Controlling the cholera epidemic in Peru: The community�s Oral Rehydration Units: Walter H. Curioso, et al.
bmj.com, 8 May 2004 [Full text]
Health districts in Western Europe: the Belgian local health systems project: Jean-Pierre Unger, et al.
bmj.com, 13 May 2004 [Full text]
Learning from the developing world: sources of information: James N Newell, et al.
bmj.com, 20 May 2004 [Full text]
Learning from developing countries - Neighbourhood Network in Palliative Care � An innovative experiment in Long Term care (LTC) and Palliative Care (PC):: Suresh Kumar
bmj.com, 1 Sep 2004 [Full text]
Learning from less developed countries: From rural hygiene to strengthening peace: Stella Fatovic-Ferencic, et al.
bmj.com, 21 Sep 2004 [Full text]
Learning for the betterment: Kaushal R Pandey
bmj.com, 22 Sep 2004 [Full text]
Measuring Quality of Care in a District Hospital � using a Lot Quality Assurance Sample of In-patient Records: Bernhard Gaede
bmj.com, 28 Sep 2004 [Full text]
Fostering public-private partnerships for non-communicable diseases � a beginning: Sania Nishtar
bmj.com, 28 Sep 2004 [Full text]
developing world medicine: peter blackwell-smyth, et al.
bmj.com, 29 Sep 2004 [Full text]
Seek an improved balance between system and community: Masamine Jimba, et al.
bmj.com, 7 Oct 2004 [Full text]
A Cardiovascular Risk Awareness Clinic in Rural India: Shakuntala Chockalingam
bmj.com, 13 Oct 2004 [Full text]
Health information network of Cuba (INFOMED): applying information technology under adverse constraints: Luis C Silva, et al.
bmj.com, 2 Nov 2004 [Full text]
Learning from the developing world: partnerships in child and adolescent mental health: Nisha Dogra, et al.
bmj.com, 2 Nov 2004 [Full text]