아시아 지역 의료선교지 선택을 위한 국제보건학적인 연구(Ⅱ) : 중국을 중심으로 = A Study of the Medical Missionary Program for the Asian Countries by the International Health Approaches(Ⅱ)

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of the study is to: 1) describe the health and related comprehensive situation in modern day China, and 2) develop strategy for medical missionary workers with respect to the current day situation in China.
Principal source is PC Globe(1991), Inc. Tempe. Az. U.S.A. and supplementary sources are HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 1992(United Nations Development Programme), ASIAN DATA HANDBOOK 1992(International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development), and WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT 1992 (The World Bank).
The following findings are:
1. Considering that China is a vast country, there needs to be approciate strategy with respect to medical missionary workers. In the short term, from one year to three years, it would be most effective for medical care to be directed at infectious and chronic disease. In the long term, after five years, it would be most effective for medical care to be centered chronic disease and primary health care.
2. Primary health care would be an appropriative program for rural areas. In the case of urban areas, it would be desirable to provide secondary level or tertiary level medical care which should also include a rehabilitation service.
3. Although, outwardly the Chinese government allows freedom to practice religion, in fact, it operates a policy of limited access to foreign missionary services. Therefore, a "people to people contact program" needs to be developed.
4. Medical missionary workers need to cooperate with community development and health care programs. In addition, in order to carry out a more effective missionary program, teams of medical missionary workers which consist of : physician, nurse, medical technicians, and administrators need to be established.
In conclusion, we can wee that for efficient missionary programs, there needs to be more interest in research especially the following areas: selection of fields of research, patterns of disease outbreaks in the fields, and a thorough evaluation of the program.