John Black Grant: a 20th-century public health giant.
John Black Grant (1890-1962) was instrumental in getting China, India, and Puerto Rico to develop health systems that integrated preventive and curative care and oriented medical education to be supportive of such systems. As these remain priority goals for all countries today, knowledge of his achievements remains of relevance. This article brings his accomplishments to the attention of the contemporary medical public.
World Health Organization. litsioss@bluewin.ch
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