Dermatology is an aspect of medicine which can help produce a cheap and readily available tool for diagnosis, follow-up and epidemiologic study in a depressed economy such as in the developing countries of Africa and Asia. This would involve the provision of some dermatological training to students of medicine, nursing and other paramedical specialities, to allow maximum utilization of dermatology at the primary, secondary and even tertiary health institutions.
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