Impact of International Training of Medical Specialists for underdeveloped Countries: Brazil– Angola experience

摘要

Angola has about 28 million inhabitants and approximately 0.21 physicians/1,000 population. There is only one specialist in some medical fields in the wholecountry while there is not even one specialist in some other fields. The objective of this study is to investigate the significance of the Cooperation Program forForeign Doctors (Brazil) and its impact on the provision of specialized medical care in Angola, showing the evolution of the different specialties as well as the emergence of some specialties in Angola.