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. 2002 Jul;7(3):132-7.
doi: 10.1265/ehpm.2002.132.

Disease control and prevention in China in the 20(th) century and prospects for the new millennium

Sheng-Nian Zhang  1 , Zhuo-Bao Liu, Zu-Wei Gu
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Disease control and prevention in China in the 20(th) century and prospects for the new millennium

Sheng-Nian Zhang et al. Environ Health Prev Med. 2002 Jul.

Abstract

In the first part of the paper, the main achievements and experience of disease control and prevention in China during last 50 years are described. Infectious diseases and parasitosis have been successfully controlled and prevented and people's health enhanced owing to the establishment of an effective system of public health, the launch of a campaign called "Patriotic Public Health", immunization planning, and the improvement of economic and environmental conditions. In the second part, the challenges to public health in China are presented. The threat from old and emerging infectious diseases, especially sexually transmitted diseases, a sustained increase in the prevalence of chronic non-infectious diseases (cardiovascular diseases tumors and diseases of the respiratory system), environmental problems and the health problems of aging are discussed. Finally, strategies for disease control and prevention in the new century is suggested.

Keywords: 21st century; achievements; disease control and prevention; mortality; prevalence; problem; public health; strategy.

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