著者

高 開焔 方 先業

出版者

一般社団法人 日本農村医学会

雑誌

日本農村医学会雑誌 (ISSN:04682513)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.39, no.2, pp.96-100, 1990-07-30 (Released:2011-08-11)

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Large strides have been made in primary health care and services in Jinzhai County, Anhui, sincefourth-grade health care facilities at hamlet and village levels were improved under the guidance ofthe public health organization of the county.Worthy of special note are the establishment of the health compensation system for women andinfants, introduction of premarital education programs for the young, regular checkups for pregnantwomen, regular health screenings and vaccination for infants under the age of 7. The results havebeen outstanding.Mortality rates of pregnant women, nursing mothers and babies during the perinatal period have dropped remarkably. The incidence of tetanus among the neonates has been reduced to zero.Health inquiries have found there is a high rate of cancer of the thyroid gland. As preventive measures, iodine preparations are given to primary and middle school children. Thyroidectomy has been performed on some malignant cases.Meanwhile, the spread of a clean water supply system is a major task grappled with by community health officials. Although the service area is limited yet, tap water has become available. The living environment in Jinzhai County overall has been improved to a level comparable with the PHC (?) standards recommended by the World Health Organization.Under the slogan “Creating Better Health for All the People, ” continuous effort is being madewith 2000 as the target year.