Sdo Paulo. Buenos Aires. and Caracas. untrained rural people huddle in slums and create a staggering need for more schools. more teachers. more houses. more medical and sanitation facilities. Meanwhile. the stream of migrants fleeing from the harsh conditions in the rural areas keeps flowing. To provide 600.000 selfhelp houses a year and assistance in community projects. it is estimated that a minimum of 12.000 persons trained in construction techniques are neededor 1 construction worker per 50 housing units per yearto make some impact on the dreadful rural and urban housing situation. The November 1961. report of the Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization gives an idea of the scale of the problem with regard to health.
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