§ Mr. Brockwayasked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations how many medical doctors are available for the service of the African population in Basutoland; what co-operation has been received from the World Health Organisation; and what plans there are to recruit African doctors for this purpose.
§ Mr. AlportThere are 20 Government Medical Officers and 10 other doctors available for the service of the African population of Basutoland, of these five are African. Five doctors from the Union are also permitted to practice within the Territory.
Excellent co-operation has been received from the World Health Organisation. This has been in the form of surveys and reports in connection with nutritional diseases and tuberculosis, and 332W technical assistance has been provided for a mass immunisation campaign against diphtheria and whooping cough. A Medical Officer from Basutoland has been granted a W.H.O. Fellowship this year to attend a post-graduate course.
In reply to the last part of the Question, five Basuto are in training at the Natal Medical School with the assistance of Basutoland Government bursaries. One Mosuto is training in Dublin and another in London on Colonial Development and Welfare scholarships, and two others are training in Edinburgh on scholarships from the Basuto Administration Higher Education Fund. There are also two Basuto training privately.