title: [The battle against acute infections in Poland between the two world wars of the twentieth century, 1918-1939].
abstract: In the health policy of the Polish State during the period between the two World Wars, the fight against acute and chronic infectious diseases was considered as a great priority. Besides legislative activities, the most important task in this policy, was the organization of the institutional forms of medical care and permanent preventive activities, as well as the formation of the people's health awareness and responsibility. Those activities resulted in, among others, the reduction of morbidity and mortality due to acute infections and social diseases. The progress in the health care was the result of a consistent cooperation between all medical care sectors, medical associations, social and scientific institutions and the essential financial support from the international organizations.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Historii Medycyny i Farmacji Akademii Medycznej w Lodzi.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sadowska
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000266:history*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000266:history*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011044:Poland