Saiks: Yes, the decrease in infant mortality has been at a steady rate over the years but no significant jump has been registered as one would expect with supposed improvement of the doctor to patient ratio. The point I was trying to make is that increasing the number of doctors (from Cuba) does not necessarily translate into improved health condition as indicated by the markers, when all the other complimentary sectors are in virtual ruins. Thanks, -BambaLaye ============================================== "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." -Martin Luther King Jr. いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい