Rockefeller Foundation’s Global Health and China’s Modern Health Development

The Rockefeller Foundation (RF) was the first private organization to have systematically envisioned and practiced public health as a world system. RF exerted extensive influence in disseminating medical science, practice policies world. It set up similar institutions many countries by working with national colonial governments, empires of Europe United States, League Nations Health Organization. This article focuses on RF’s role development modern China. situates discussion larger context involvement Asia. made significant achievements China primarily through mechanisms International Board, Medical extraordinary capabilities John B. Grant. Drawing archival data recent research, this examines interactive work between officials, Chinese professionals, government standardizing science education training professionals means establishing Peking Union College demonstration stations. shows how these programs ultimately helped shape creation system study sheds light long-term legacy implications state medicine efficiency for current global health.