Medicine and Public Health in the People's Republic of China (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Medicine and Public Health in the People's Republic of China Although disease, poverty and hunger know no national, political or geographic boundaries, attempts to solve these problems clearly are based upon different economic and political systems. Despite these obvious differences, there is general acceptance of the desirability of international cooperation in support of biomedical research and the development of means for improving the health of the people of all nations. In 1969 the Fogarty International Center began a series of studies of research and health activities in other countries in relation to their political and economic structure. The first study dealt with Soviet programs in research and public health as they have evolved in the political structure established following the Bolshevik Revolution of November 1917. In late 1970 the Fogarty International Center began a search for information about medical and public health activities in the People's Republic of China. A long silence has shrouded that nation, which has almost one-fourth of the world's population, an ancient and respected civilization, and a long and honorable medical tradition. During 1971 communication between the United States and Mainland China resumed after a hiatus of more than twenty years. For those who believe that the universal desire for health and relief from disease and suffering may be the strongest key to peace and international cooperation, it is significant and heartening to observe that physicians were among the first groups granted permission to visit the People's Republic of China. There will be an increasing need to expand our knowledge and understanding of medical research activities in this important country. To that end, the Fogarty International Center enlisted the services of a number of persons whose past and recent experiences form the substance of this document. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.