Changes in health provision (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Who had modern healthcare access in China pre-1949?
Who had modern healthcare access in China pre-1949?
Wealthy elites & those in major cities
Life expectancy in China in 1949
Life expectancy in China in 1949
36 years
Life expectancy in China by 1976
Life expectancy in China by 1976
66 years
Infant mortality rate in 1950 (per 1000 births)
Infant mortality rate in 1950 (per 1000 births)
130 per 1000
Infant mortality rate by 1976 (per 1000 births)
Infant mortality rate by 1976 (per 1000 births)
60 per 1000
Barefoot doctors (who were they?)
Barefoot doctors (who were they?)
Commune members with basic medical training
Number of barefoot doctors in 1965
Number of barefoot doctors in 1965
250,000
Number of barefoot doctors by 1970
Number of barefoot doctors by 1970
Over 1 million
Why called 'barefoot' doctors?
Why called 'barefoot' doctors?
They worked like peasants who rarely wore shoes
% of rural China with medical access by 1976
% of rural China with medical access by 1976
85%
Qualified doctors trained by state by 1965
Qualified doctors trained by state by 1965
100,000
Modern hospitals built by state by 1965
Modern hospitals built by state by 1965
Over 800
Services barefoot doctors provided
Services barefoot doctors provided
Basic care, vaccinations (esp. smallpox), hygiene education
Hospital beds for 900 million people by 1976
Hospital beds for 900 million people by 1976
Only 2 million
What were patriotic health movements?
What were patriotic health movements?
Campaigns teaching hygiene & sanitation to rural populations