Laos builds specialty training system through partnerships.

摘要

In 1996, there were seven paediatricians in Laos. There were no internists-the concept of internal medicine did not even exist-and there were few doctors in the rural areas where they were needed most. Some medical students and graduates were trained in countries such as Australia, Japan, and the USA, says Chu Vang, head of the cardiology department of Mahosot Hospital in the capital Vientiane. But postgraduate training in specialties such as paediatrics was not available in the country itself, and subspecialties such as cardiology were a distant dream.