title: Critical care in Africa. North to south and the future with special reference to southern Africa.
abstract: The medical fraternity in Africa needs to ration resource allocation and aptly apply distributive justice. At present, pockets of Intensive Care Units are held together largely by individuals. Unless the correct assistance and support is provided to develop its vast potential, African Intensive Care will degenerate into primary health care.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, South Africa.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lipman
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Lichtman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D003363:Cost Control; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007391:International Cooperation; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine; D008875:Middle Aged; D013019:South Africa; D013038:Specialization