NLM History of Medicine Division: Chinese Anti-Malaria Poster Online Exhibit
Chinese Anti-Malaria Poster Online Exhibit Mounted
NLM History of Medicine Division (HMD) has mounted an online exhibit of modern Chinese Anti-Malaria Posters at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/chineseantimalaria/index.html. It is available as well through a banner link on the HMD home page.
This exhibit represents the work of Chinese public health historian Dr. Liping Bu, who has been in residence at the History of Medicine Division for the summer. Roxanne Beatty did the work of preparing the on-line exhibit.
Malaria control in modern China was is a resounding success. According to the exhibition introduction, “In 1998, there were 31 thousand malaria cases in China, with a morbidity of 0.25 per ten thousand, a drop of 99% compared to 1954.” The great reduction in disease was due to concentrated and coordinated programs in public health control and prevention. The exhibit’s gallery of images presents classic posters, from the early 1950s through the early 1970s, at the peak of the campaign.
Enjoy the lively exhibit, and many thanks to Liping and Roxanne.
Paul Theerman
Head, Images and Archives
History of Medicine Division
