From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Sam Lanfranco</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Lanfran@yorku.ca">Lanfran@yorku.ca</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br>The announcement by India with regard to drug distribution policy and<br>
Ted Lankester's comment about drug overuse underscore a crucial point<br>
in any health promotion policy for low income settings.<br>
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That crucial point is the need to appropriately train local (village)<br>
health care workers as part of an overall policy of health systems<br>
strengthening. The record of good success in the training of village<br>
health care workers contributes not only to a more careful and<br>
rational use of medications, it also promotes illness-prevention and<br>
lowers the incidence and demand for such drugs in the first place.<br>
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It is hard to overuse when one does not need to use at all.<br>
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Sam Lanfranco. York University<br>
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"It is a disgrace to be rich and honoured<br>
in an unjust state" -Confucius<br></div><br>