FOREIGN MEDICAL TEAMS

Abstract

There has been a dramatic jump in the number of teams of foreign experts begin invited to visit medical institutions for    purpose of helping develop local skills in special fields and he/ping detect lacunae in the set-ups they visit. However well meaning these visits have, they have not  been able to ha ye the necessary impact. To start with, in most instances, foreign experts have been invited without consultation of the local experts who are the ones supposed to benefit from these visits. These local experts, some of whom have international standing, are the best people to know the shortcomings in our set-ups and would know whom to invite to he/p in specific areas. Next, the arrangements have usually been in extreme hurry and arrival of visiting team or expert at very short notice. However the local experts have been shy of conveying these feelings to the planners of these visits. Without this feedback, these ill planned visits will continue without real benefit with the planners thinking they are doing a lot of good and the local experts keeping quiet about their grustrations.