title: Turkey faces the challenge of Alma-Ata.
abstract: Turkey is a country poised between East and West. The new Republic, under Kemal Atatürk, faced enormous problems. Not least among them were the problems of population and of health. Enormous strides were made--and continue to be made. But problems remain. Doctors and nurses, trained in metropolitan areas are reluctant to serve where they are most needed in the remote rural areas. Nevertheless, the challenge of Alma-Ata is being bravely faced and primary health care is making progress.
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