rtcfiit ftirk-and 24 technicians have been trained. In Ethiopia, 123 mechanics have been given in-service training at central and regional levels. In Mozambique, efforts have been directed to the im- provement of logistics and the reha- bilitation of the health infrastructure. Health information systems arc ex- tremely weak in many countries, al- though .some progress is being made. A major problem is a shortage of reliable and timely data. India, Sri Lanka and Thailand arc currently in- volved in a collaborative effort to improve the quality of their causc-of- dcath statistics. The success of immunization pro- grammes has focused attention on the need to integrate them into the basic MCH/PHC systems in many countries- Moves arc also under way in Benin, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, Somalia and Togo to integrate Verti- cal' programmes for malaria and con into comprehensive health systems based on PHC. In Togo, health pro- grammes have been integrated in 21 districts. Training for health workers, train- ers, birth attendants and other per- sonnel remains ji priority in all coun- tries. In Swaziland, 350 community leaders and workers from health- related sectors were trained in a pro- gramme to improve intcrsectoral co- ordination. TBAS are in high demand in Nepal, which hopes to train 12,000 by 1992, and in Pakistan, 5,000 TBAs were given training aimed at expand- ing their role in PHc:. In China, 1,600 short courses on advanced MCH were given to 75,000 participants includ- ing 700 doctors. Sri Lanka held work- shops on safe motherhood issues for obstetricians, paediatricians, and 5,000 medical officers and midwivcs. Saudi Arabia has developed a national MCH package for doctors and mid- wives. .Djibouti, Liberia and Mali arc upgrading and expanding their MCH centres, and in Sierra Leone and Mali, the national Men/Family Planning Divisions in the Ministries of Health
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the development and improvement of health infrastructure and services in various countries. It highlights training programs for healthcare workers, integration of vertical programs into comprehensive health systems, and the strengthening of health information systems. The text also touches on the need for reliable and timely data, and the importance of training for health workers. These themes suggest that the text is most closely related to the field of healthcare.

**Category**
Health