title: The indigenisation of pathology.
abstract: It is widely assumed that systems, equipment, and training evolved in the clinical laboratories of "advanced" countries from years of experience are universally applicable to the needs of all developing nations. This fallacy has led to a situation where the advance of medicine in many such countries is now retarded by a lack of laboratory facilities. There is an urgent need to investigate all aspects of this problem and develop answers specifically orientated to the needs of each situation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Chemistry, Medical Research Council, Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, Middlesex.
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000458:organization & administration; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration; D007391:International Cooperation; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000078329:Workforce; D014944:World Health Organization