Mao Zedong’s Rural Medical And Health Thoughts And Its Contemporary Value

People’s health is an important symbol of national prosperity.China is a big agricultural country,and the agricultural population accounts for a large part.The rural medical and healthcare are closely related to the farmers and are the basic guarantee for them.The development of the rural medical and healthcare has always been Chinese government’s main concern.Mao Zedong had paid special attention on the development of rural medical and healthcare.Especially after the founding of PRC,he constantly referred to the historical background,and he insisted to be practical and realistic.He had conducted rural medical and healthcare policies which were in accord with the national conditions of that time.In these practices,he had successfully developed his thought on rural healthcare.Mao Zedong’s thoughts on rural medical and healthcare are focused on rural areas in China,and his thoughts emphasized the working policy of aiming at prevention and treatment,and actively carrying out mass healthcare.He also built a rural three-level medical and health network and established rural cooperative medical care system,which had better solved the issues of being difficult and expensive to see a doctor.Mao Zedong’s thoughts also advocated uniting Chinese and Western medicine and focusing on the development of both,which have greatly alleviated the shortage of doctors and medicines in rural areas.Mao Zedong’s thoughts has shown obvious features of practicality,publicity,inclusiveness and integrity.Under this thought,China’s rural medical and healthcare have made world-renowned achievements,which had enriched the theoretical system of Mao Zedong Thought.It also provided a strong guarantee for the construction and development of socialism.Although China’s undertaking on rural medical and healthcare have made considerable progress,it is still necessary to strengthen the research on Mao Zedong’s rural medical and health thoughts,explore the value of his thought in depth and obtain practical enlightenment from it.We have to continue to be realistic and adhere to people-oriented principle.We also have to vigorously strengthen the rural medical and health work,continuously improve the construction of the primary medical and health system,maintain social harmony and stability.We have to ensure the long-term stability of the country and people’s well-being.