RT Article
T1 Short-Term Medical Missions: Enhancing or Eroding Health?
JF Missiology
VO 21
IS 3
SP 333
OP 341
A1 Montgomery, Laura M.
LA English
PB Sage
YR 1993
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1777038189
AB This paper analyzes two case studies of short-term medical missions to Latin America. Its conclusions suggest that when such projects are evaluated in terms of their impact upon the health status of the local population or health care delivery systems, they are found to have insignificant and even negative consequences. The shortcomings of these short-term efforts reflect the cultural assumptions that inform their design and implementation, rather than local health realities. Recommendations are suggested to increase the effectiveness of these missions in terms of the health needs of local populations.
DO 10.1177/009182969302100305