Study On The Medical Treatment And Public Health Of Gansu Province During Nanjing National Government Period

Several types of infectious diseases were caused due to frequent natural disasters and social instability of Gansu province in modern times.Besides,a large number of population died because of poor medical treatment and public health.Under this situation,the construction of modern medical and health system is imminent.The construction of modern medical treatment and public health of china was beginning after the establishment of ministry of health for Nanjing national government in October 1928.Although Gansu is the hometown of "Qi Huang"-one of the cradles of traditional medicine,people there kept traditional treatment for a long time due to the remote and backward economy,traffic inconvenience,and out-of-date information.There were no modern medical institutions established by government beside certain church hospitals and private clinics.With weak consciousness of public health,the undertakings progress of modernization medical and health was relatively slow in modern times.Since the 1930 s,Nanjing national government began to put the development plan of northwest into practice,at the same time,the new life movement advocated by the national government were accepted in Gansu province,and people there paid attention to the matters of health.The health laboratory of gansu province,as the highest administrative authority of modern medical and health,carried out a series of activities including formulating and promulgating of health policy,establishment of hospitals,free medical treatments,regulation of physicians,establishment of health education institutions,cultivating talents and local health leadership in various cities and counties.Take the establishment of it as an opportunity,the initial development of modern medical and health undertakings in Gansu province has been promoted.Gansu province established by the central to local three levels health system,introduced the specification health services business rules,clean appearance,correct bad habits.Gradually,Gansu people changed traditional concept of health,broke the superstition of treating epidemic prevention practices,took certain scientific measures for disease control and prevention,formed good public and personal hygiene habits.As a result,the threat of the epidemic disease to people was reduced and people's life and health could be protected,at the same time,it also embodied certain humanistic care.However,Compared with health care in developed eastern regions,the modernization progress of that in Gansu is relatively slow due to backward economy,remote,damages caused by war,shortage of funds and the lack of talents,etc.