Morera R G, Gross C
Educ Med Salud. 1986;20(3):365-74.
With its great emphasis on community participation, Colombia's health policy aims to check the inordinate demand for free medical care, hospitalization, and health resources and to provide better services for the needy and the community at large. Available data are provided on the proportion of physicians to the population (6,5/10,000), and on the estimated numbers of nurses (6,070), nurse's aides (13,016), auxiliaries (25,771) and professional dentists (10,069). This is followed by data on the estimated numbers of graduates in the health professions and the target for the year 2000 (53,143 physicians, 16,469 nurses, and 21,600 dentists). Finally, recommendations are put forward on policy and education, among them that plans for the training of health manpower be consistent with the country's growth and financial capacity.
哥伦比亚的卫生政策高度重视社区参与，旨在抑制对免费医疗、住院治疗及卫生资源的过度需求，并为贫困人群及广大社区提供更好的服务。文中给出了医生与人口的比例数据（每万人中有6.5名医生），以及护士（6070名）、护士助理（13016名）、辅助人员（25771名）和专业牙医（10069名）的估计人数。接下来是卫生专业毕业生的估计人数及2000年目标的数据（53143名医生、16469名护士和21600名牙医）。最后，针对政策和教育提出了建议，其中包括卫生人力培训计划应与国家的发展和财政能力相一致。
