Overview
- Summarizes the achievements, policy and system of immunization management in China
- Demonstrates the difficulties behind the immunization achievements
- Describes the international collaboration in immunization
Part of the book series: Public Health in China (PUBHECH, volume 3)
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About this book
This book aims to describe the achievements, policy and system of immunization management in China during the last 60 years. Immunization is one of the most effective and cost-effective means to prevent infectious diseases. The Chinese government has long attached great importance to immunization, and with several generations of effort, China has made great achievements through its immunization program.The book consists of 9 chapters, including the introduction of vaccination and immunization policy, immunization services, innovative vaccines, immunization activities in China. The book also demonstrates some of the hardships and difficulties behind the immunization achievements, and introduces the effort of Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI) staff and the support and assistance from the international community.
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Xiaofeng Liang is the professor and the deputy director of Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Immunization Program in China
Editors: Xiaofeng Liang
Series Title: Public Health in China
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2438-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. & People's Medical Publishing House, PR of China 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-2437-6Published: 07 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-2438-3Published: 26 February 2019
Series ISSN: 2520-8365
Series E-ISSN: 2520-8373
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 186
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 22 illustrations in colour
Topics: Public Health, Vaccine