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治療肺結核病的目的, 不僅是要治好肺部的病變, 更要恢復患者的勞動力... (The ultimate purpose of recovering from TB is to be a mentally and physically healthy and productive person), 1953

治療肺結核病的目的, 不僅是要治好肺部的病變, 更要恢復患者的勞動力 ... (The ultimate purpose of recovering from TB is to be a mentally and physically healthy and productive person), Shanghai Anti-Tuberculosis Association, 1953

In 1953, the Shanghai Anti-Tuberculosis Association produced a large series of anti-TB posters. This poster incentivizes patients to recover so they can return to their jobs. The image features a man recovering from TB hospital bed is waving goodbye to his visitor, a fellow factory worker.


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Poster with a cityscape featuring Tiananmen, a farm, factories, and a Chinese flag on each side of a red star in the sky, text in the middle.

In 1953 the Shanghai Anti-Tuberculosis Association produced a large series of anti-TB posters that sought to educate the public on the causes, symptoms, treatments, and methods of preventing the spread of TB.


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