Overview
From the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) to the early years of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and now to the era of reform and opening-up that started in the early 1980s, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has always taken epidemic prevention and control as one of its key tasks. In How the CPC Tackled Epidemics, the author provides a panoramic account of all the major epidemics the CPC has confronted since its birth in 1921, such as the plague outbreak in northern China in the early 1930s, the hepatitis A outbreak in 1988, the SARS outbreak in 2003, and the most recent COVID-19 pandemic. The book also offers a detailed discussion of the CPC' approaches to epidemic prevention and control over the past century, including building a comprehensive health care system covering both urban and rural areas, developing a law-based system for epidemic prevention and control, and launching publicity campaigns to raise public awareness of the importance of good public and personal hygiene, among others.
What's New
Presents an exhaustive analysis of all the major epidemics that the CPC has tackled since its birth
