Author's Response to Gish.

The article refutes the arguments raised by Oscar Gish concerning the commentary on the mythology of international health planning. The author clarifies that he is concerned with planning as a problem-solving or design process. He adds that his commentary attempts to illustrate how myths prohibit the application of the said problem-solving process. On the issue of medical aids, he emphasizes that Gish has overemphasized the state of affairs in manpower design and performance evaluation. On the issue of compulsory service, he asserts that health can only be improved through the willingness of people to evaluate and discard old concepts and myths.