[hif-net-at-who] Publications in local languages

[Note from HIF-net-at-WHO moderator: The following message is a response
to Venkatachalam Lakshminarayanan, India, "Importance of textbooks (8)",
15 December 2004]

As we indicated in our Letter to the Editor of Lancet (November 13, 2004)
access is not the only problem, costs and language are major barriers.

Free access is not the answer unless someone is very generous and pays for
it (and for the whole poor world there is no one to do that).

Governments and medical insurance companies and other employers of health
professionals have an obligation to educate and insure education if they
want quality of medical practice.

Finally, the must be regional publications, in local language, that cover
the important literature.

Jorge E Maldonado

[HIF-net-at-WHO profile: Jorge E. Maldonado is a Full Member of the
Academia Nacional de Medicina de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, South America
and Editor-in-Chief of ILADIBA a medical journal that since 1986
disseminates current medical information to health professionals of Latin
America. It aggregates news in basic and clinical areas related to the
practice of medical sciences. In 1999 Editorial Maldonado (EMSA) started
Saludhoy.com and Iladiba. com Websites which brings this information to
consumers and health professionals online. EMSA also develops medical
education material for both physicians and patients. Jorge E. Maldonado
trained in Internal Medicine and Hematology at the Mayo Clinic where he
was full professor of Medicine. He also trained in Medical Oncology.
ILADIBA is academically sponsored by the Colombian Academy of Medicine and
has links with several Latin American universities. jorgem@emsa.com.co ]

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posted by JunkCentral @ Wednesday, December 15, 2004