中共中央、国务院召开全国卫生工作会议，总结了建国以来经验，确定了我国卫生事业改革与发展的大政方针。全国人民欢欣鼓舞，医疗卫生界更是一片欢腾，感谢中央领导的英明决策。农村卫生工作受到会议的特别重视，被列为新时期卫生工作方针的第一条：以农村为重点。江泽民总书 The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council held a national health work conference, summarizing the experience since the founding of the People’s Republic and setting the major policy of the reform and development of China’s public health undertakings. The people of China are delighted and encouraged. The medical and health sector is even more happy and thanks the wise leadership decision made by the Central Government. Rural health work received the special attention of the conference and was listed as the first article of the health work guideline in the new era: focusing on rural areas. General Secretary Jiang Zemin