Medicine in China (Classic Reprint)

Rockefeller Foundation; China Medical Commission

ISBN 10: 1330148282 / ISBN 13: 9781330148280

Editore: Forgotten Books, 2024

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Print on Demand. This book is a fascinating historical account of the state of medicine in China at the turn of the 20th century. The author, a member of the Rockefeller Foundation's China Medical Commission, explores the complexities of medical practice in the country, examining the interplay of traditional Chinese medicine and the burgeoning influence of Western medical methods. The book delves into the different approaches to healthcare, highlighting the practices and beliefs of both Chinese native healers and Western-trained practitioners. It also examines the growing role of missionary medical schools in introducing Western medical education to China. The book paints a vivid picture of the challenges faced by the Chinese medical system at the time, including the prevalence of widespread diseases, the lack of a robust public health infrastructure, and the limited availability of qualified medical professionals. However, the author also explores signs of change and progress, particularly in the adoption of Western medicine and the government's growing interest in public health initiatives. This book offers a unique glimpse into a pivotal period in China's medical history, revealing the tensions and transformations that shaped the country's approach to health and medicine. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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• Titolo: Medicine in China (Classic Reprint)
• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2024
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1330148282
• ISBN 13: 9781330148280
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Tipo di libro: print-on-demand item
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Chargé, Mr. Yung Kwai, who provided letters Of introduction to Chi nese Officials in Peking. The Chairman also met Mr. E. T. Williams, head of the Far Eastern Division in the Department of State, the Secretary of State of the United States and a number of other people who were interested in the Far East.

The Chairman, Dr. Peabody, and the Secretary and the two ladies of the party sailed from New York on the hamburg-american Steamer Imperator, Saturday, March 21, 1914. From Cherbourg the party proceeded to Moscow, stopping a few days in several cities enroute. Leaving Moscow April 8, they arrived at Peking April 18. On the following day, April 19, the party was joined by Mr. Greene coming from Hankow.

The first formal meeting of the Commission was held on April 20, at which time the general plans for work were outlined. Until May 11 the Commission remained in Peking, studying the situation there, and in Tientsin, examining the various medical schools and hospitals in that city, making the acquaintance of important Officials of the government, and organizing plans for the subsequent work in other parts of China. The Commission was received by the President of the Republic, Yuan Shih K'ai, was entertained at dinner by the vice-president, Li Yuan Hung, and was able to meet other important officials. Blanks were prepared and sent to hos pitals and medical schools to be returned to the Commission in order to secure from the workers on the field a statement of the facts Within their knowledge. Meanwhile, Mr. E. C. Sage, one Of the Secretaries of the General Education Board, had provided the Commission before it left New York with a large mass of reports as to medical work in China from various missionary bodies in the United States. Later Mr. Sage proceeded to England and Obtained similar material from the various mission bodies in that country.

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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.