Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t3.50

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research bases to prevent leprosy in Hai’an County of Jiangsu province and Chao’an County of Guangdong province and made great contributions to eliminate venereal disease and leprosy in China. George Hatem developed cooperation and exchange in Chinese and foreign medical circles actively and as the advisor of China Ministry of Health, he led a delegation of 10 people to participate in the 12ᵗʰ International Conference on Leprosy in India. In 1985, he held the first International Exchange Conference on Leprosy in China. In his later years, he visited different areas with poor health and made his due contribution to prevention of leprosy on an international level. George Hatem’s medical achievements were recognised by the world and he was granted with the American Damien-Dutton Leprosy Award in 1982. He received the Gandhi International Leprosy Award granted by India in 1988 which was of great importance in the modern India-China medical exchange history.