This handbook provides comprehensive information and guidance about the various aspects of medical and health sciences education, practice, and research in low-income, middle-income, and high-income developing countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.

The objectives of this handbook are to:

• document the history and the development of medical and health sciences education, practice, and research in developing countries;
• describe the current situation and achievements of medical and health sciences education, practice, and research in developing countries;
• outline and address the challenges of medical and health sciences education, practice, and research in developing countries; and,
• describe the recommendations and the practical ways to implement them to overcome the challenges.

The contributions to this multi-volume handbook are organized in 10 sections:

• Management of Diseases and Conditions in Developing Countries: Achievements and Challenges
• Medical and Health Sciences in Developing Countries: Education-Related Issues
• Medical and Health Sciences in Developing Countries: Practice-Related Issues
• Medical and Health Sciences in Developing Countries: Research-Related Issues
• Medicine Education, Practice, and Research in Developing Countries
• Dentistry Education, Practice, and Research in Developing Countries
• Pharmacy Education, Practice, and Research in Developing Countries
• Nursing Education, Practice, and Research in Developing Countries
• Public Health Education, Practice, and Research in Developing Countries
• Health Sciences Education, Practice, and Research in Developing Countries

Handbook of Medical and Health Sciences in Developing Countries: Education, Practice, and Research is an essential reference for medical and health sciences educators and students, healthcare professionals (physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, technicians), researchers, policy-makers, organizations, and other readers with an interest in the subject matter.