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Rural Health in China: A Report for the CSCPRC

This American delegation traveled to China to better understand the less documented areas of Chinese medicine in rural communities. This includes the management systems, organization, technical expertise and laws pertaining to health.
Outcomes: 
During their visit, the delegation realized the implications of a centrally planned system, where resources are allocated based on priority and not the market.This proved somewhat frustrating to the scientists as machines they took for granted in the states were in short supply in China. Also the low numbers of mental illness were somewhat troubling to the delegation. The doctors however were very grateful for the frank conversations they were able to have with rural doctors.
Government?: 
No
Type of Exchange: 
education/science
Partners: 
Committee of Scholarly Communication to the People's Republic of China
Sponsor(s): 
The US Department of Health and Human Services
Participants (Types): 
scholars doctors
Number of Participants: 
11
Hyperlink 1: 
Link to the Report
Exchange Date: 
Wednesday, June 7, 1978 to Saturday, July 1, 1978
Continuing: 
No
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Commission Report

Polls show Americans and Chinese are becoming less trustful of each other’s country. The Commission assesses the problem and offers recommendations to foster greater U.S.-China collaboration and understanding.

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