The 2001 Year Book of Health in the People＇s Republic of China is compiled, under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Health, jointly by the Ministry of Health, the National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee, the State Commission of Economy and Trade, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the State Administration of Drug Inspection and Supervision, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the State Administration of Entry and Exit Inspection and Quarantine, and the Ministry of Health of the General Logistic Department of the People’s Liberation Army.It is an informative reference book giving a comprehensive picture of medical and health services of the country and its progress and achievement.This volume is an edition for year 2001 containing information data collected up to the end of 2000.This volume is composed of the following 18 chapters, i.e.Basic Medical Insurance Scheme and Medical and Health System Reform both Rural and Urban;Policy and Legislation; Public Health and Disease Control; Frontier Health Inspection and Quarantine; the Patriotic Health Campaign; Basic Level Health Services and Maternal and Child Health Care,Traditional Chinese Medicine; Medical Administration, Medical Education, Science and Technology; Drug Inspection and Administration; Management of Medical and Pharmaceutical Industry; Programming and Financial Management; International Exchange and Cooperation; Utilization of Foreign Loans, Personnel; Health Chronicle; and Health Statistics and Information.All figures referred to in this volume are that having been published by competent administrations, (not including figures relating to Hong Kong and Aomen (Macao) Special Administration Regions and Taiwan Province.
