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September/ October 1359<br />
The shortage <strong>of</strong> doctors<br />
in <strong>the</strong> world<br />
world health!<br />
Newly-qualified physician at one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world's most ancient and most famous universities : Leyden.<br />
Why<br />
<strong>the</strong> lack <strong>of</strong><br />
doctors<br />
in <strong>the</strong> world?<br />
There are 1,300,000 doctors for <strong>the</strong> 2,700,000,000 human beings<br />
in <strong>the</strong> world : one doctor per 700 inhabitants in some coun¬<br />
tries and one per 180,000 inhabitants in o<strong>the</strong>rs. This means<br />
that at <strong>the</strong> present time <strong>the</strong>re are immense populations<br />
without any medical aid.<br />
"World Health", <strong>the</strong> magazine published by <strong>the</strong> World<br />
Health Organization, devotes a special number to this dra¬<br />
matic situation.<br />
WOrlCl h 631th can be obtained from <strong>the</strong> Division <strong>of</strong><br />
Public Information, World Health Organization, Palais des Nations,<br />
Geneva, Switzerland.
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