The entrance to Health Centre 71 in the Leningradskaya district

The entrance to Health Centre 71 in the Leningradskaya district

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Cancer Care Facilities
USSR
World Health Organization.
Abstract:
Exterior view: ground-level view of the front facade of the building; a few women are walking along the sidewalk, and an old man is sitting on a bench in front. Verso: WHO/11029. USSR-Cancer. The USSR Against Cancer. In a special issue World Health sets out to show how the world's second leading cause of death is being fought. In its fight against cancer, the USSR concentrates on mass examination, treatment and research. All men over 35 and all women over 30 have to be examined at least once a year. Twenty million people in the USSR were examined in 1963 and the mass campaign, begun in 1948, is being intensified in 1964. Moscow: the entrance to Health Centre 71 in the Leningradskaya district.
Copyright:
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Copyright Information:
World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101436904 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013799
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101436904