The Chinese National Health Bureau 1s establishing "health stations" along the main highways and public hospitals in the principal cities in the south-west provinces, in forder to take care of wounded soldiers and sick refugees and to conquer epidemics, states Dr. Yen Fu-ching. Director of the Bureau and former Director of the Shanghai Red [Cross Hospital.
Dr. Yen announces that 14 "health stations" have already been established along the main highways, and it I hoped that a station may be established, eventually, every 70 kilometres slong the road.
Within one year ten public hospitals have been opened in Yunnan province and eight in Kweichow prov-nee, while 20 are expected to be established shortly in Szechuen Province.
"Health stations" have also been opened in Mongolia, Suiyuan, Ching-hho, Ninghsia and Sikong, Dr. Yen asserts, while 1,500 doctors have already graduated from the National Health "Bureau's training institute.
Reuter.
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