title: [The international communication and cooperation of prevention and treatment of epidemics in the Republican period of China].
abstract: During the Republican period of China, either the Northern Warlords Government or the National Government at Nanking, to different extent, all conducted international communication and cooperation in the prevention and treatment of epidemics. Firstly, they communicated and cooperated with International League in epidemic information, establishment of new health organization, health investigation and prevention and treatment of epidemics. Secondly, with WHO in epidemic information, live prevention and treatment of epidemics and personnel training. In addition, with international medical academic society by the initiative means of selecting and sending returned students abroad, dispatching overseas staff to study and attend international academic meeting. These communications and cooperations not only created good circumstances of international society for the prevention and treatment of epidemics in the Republican period of China, but also open a special window for the mutual understanding between China and the world, at the same time, promoted and reinforced independent research and development forces of prevention and treatment technology of infectious disease of our nation. Unfortunately, the inherent defects of the society of Republic of China greatly detracted from the effects of these endeavor.
authors.affiliation: History Department of Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, 435002, China.
authors.forename: Tai-shan
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003142:Communication; D058872:Epidemics / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation