A doctor who travels through two eras

If our country claims to be the second best in the world in terms of mobilization capabilities, then no one dares to claim to be the best.

As a result, the Ministry of Health issued an order to distribute 5,000 sets of patient information. Some people followed up by phone, while others went to major enterprises and institutions in person to look for patients.

Minister Li’s order requires that the information of every patient must be verified, without leaving any one behind. Even if the patient has died, their family members must be met.

Fortunately, it is not popular to seek medical treatment across provinces these days. These 5,000 tuberculosis patients are all within the capital area, and they are all workers or cadres. They have names and units, and are very easy to find.

A week later, Minister Li got the final conclusion: all 5,000 medical records were authentic.

On her desk, there was a conclusion from the Pharmaceutical University, which stated that the "Tuberculosis Pills" contained unknown chemical ingredients, but were non-toxic, so it could be ruled out that they were sabotaged by enemy agents.

Minister Li could no longer conceal her smile at this time, and she was so happy that she slammed the table. This greatest political achievement fell into her hands.

"Xiaofang, call an emergency meeting immediately and call Shen Guoming and Lin Sanqi from the Chinese Medicine Hospital."

Although it was freezing outside, the atmosphere in the Ministry of Health's meeting room was extremely warm, and everyone had a smile on their face.

When Minister Li came in, he saw Shen Guoming and Lin Sanqi sitting at the end and waved:
"Come on, come on, the two heroes, please sit in the front today."

Dean Shen was still a little hesitant, but Lin Sanqi stood up and said, "Uncle Shen, what are you afraid of? Now it's our turn to shine."

There was a round of warm applause in the conference room, and Deputy Minister Zhang also advised:

"Don't be shy. Today we are going to discuss how to announce to the world that tuberculosis has been conquered. I want to hear your opinions."

Minister Li also smiled and said, "Yes, you two are heroes and experts. Tell us what you think."

After Lin Sanqi sat down, the first thing he thought of was publishing his paper.

"Leaders, we now have five papers on tuberculosis. My idea is that we should submit them to an authoritative foreign medical journal. Once the papers are published, it means that the mainstream international medicine recognizes that we have conquered tuberculosis."

Vice Minister Zhang shook his head unexpectedly:

"Xiao Lin, your idea is correct, and you are following the academic path. But you also know the current situation in our country. Although your papers are good, I am afraid they cannot be published, and they may even be plagiarized."

Lin Sanqi was a little puzzled: "Minister Zhang, why are you so sure that our paper cannot be published?"

Whether the paper can be published is very important to Lin Sanqi, because it is not only a question of whether it is recognized by the international mainstream medical circle, but also involves the issue of intellectual property rights and patent rights.

Minister Li said with a smile:
"What else could it be? It's the blockade imposed on us by imperialism. As long as your paper doesn't have a red background, it won't be difficult to publish it. Unfortunately..."

Lin Sanqi was stunned: "This is a medical paper. How can it be related to ideology?"

The senior officials of the Ministry of Health in the conference room nodded one by one, and one of them said:
"Even if you submit your work, it's OK if someone picks it up and gives you some praise in private. The worst thing is that they don't even look at it and throw it directly into the trash."

"That's right, you young people don't understand. Do you think they are really kind, selfless, fair and neutral? You have to see who is supporting them."

"It's understandable that you have to listen to whoever you eat the food from!"

There was a lot of discussion in the conference room. Lin Sanqi finally understood. This is just like the Nobel Prize. It doesn't mean that you can win the prize just because you have made outstanding achievements. It depends on which camp you belong to.

You are in my camp. Any US president who starts a war can win the Nobel Peace Prize.

You are not in my camp. Sorry, you were directly passed in the initial screening stage, no matter how great your achievements are.

It's just like when the Russians started fighting, Switzerland, which claimed to be a permanently neutral country, immediately jumped up and confiscated the Russians' assets. Switzerland was established just to stand on the side of a certain camp.

Old double standard.

After realizing this, Lin Sanqi felt a little discouraged:
"What should we do? If the paper cannot be published, we will not be able to prove that we have mastered the method to conquer tuberculosis, and the international medical community will not recognize it.

It doesn't matter if they don't acknowledge it, but I'm afraid they will plagiarize and then claim to be the first to conquer tuberculosis, then all our efforts will be in vain. "Everyone in the room fell silent, thinking that the things they developed with great difficulty were not recognized by the outside world, which made them feel very frustrated.

Dean Shen then said:

"There is still a way, but it requires the ministry to work together with the central government."

Minister Li instantly became excited: "Oh, what's the solution? Tell me."

Dean Shen asked: "If our country wants to announce that it has conquered tuberculosis, what approach will it take?"

Minister Li was confused: "Generally, this kind of major news is announced to the world through Xinhua News Agency."

Dean Shen tapped his fingers on the table:
“That’s right. When the news is announced, we will directly publish the full text of these five papers, not only in the Xinhua News Agency’s press release, but also in the Renzhi Daily.

Comrade Lin Sanqi was afraid that his paper would be plagiarized by others, and then published first in a rogue manner. Since others do not allow us to speak out, we will speak out in our own way and announce it to the world.

In addition, our staff in WHO also took action and visited health officials in various countries with our paper manuscripts. These officials are all professional medical students and will definitely take them back for research.

By doing this two-pronged approach, we are declaring our "sovereignty" to the whole world, letting everyone know that China is the first to conquer tuberculosis and the first to announce that it can be cured, and we have papers to prove it. "

When Minister Li and Lin Sanqi heard this, their eyes lit up:
"Yes, this is a good idea. Even if there are intellectual property disputes in the future, we have a written record first, and no one can take away our contribution."

"Yes, I will report this to the central government immediately and announce it through our own media as soon as possible!"

At this time, Deputy Minister Zhang reminded:
"No, no, no, there is another problem. I think it is inappropriate to announce it in the name of a traditional Chinese medicine hospital. Traditional Chinese medicine is regarded as a complementary medicine in the mainstream Western medical circle, and even has the same status as witch doctors.

If we announce it in the name of a traditional Chinese medicine hospital, there will be a lot of doubts. Besides, we already know that it is Western medicine that really works.

Again, since we want to integrate into the mainstream medical community, we should play by the internationally accepted rules of the game.”

Dean Shen was a little anxious: "Director Zhang, why is the Chinese medicine hospital not suitable? This is indeed a new treatment method developed by our Chinese medicine hospital."

Deputy Minister Zhang smiled and asked:

"Old Shen, let me ask you, does traditional Chinese medicine have X-rays? Does it have sputum culture? Is there such a thing as tuberculosis? Does it have chemically synthesized drugs like rifampicin?"

Dean Shen understood and shook his head dejectedly.

"Right. For this tuberculosis project, all medical records are based on Western medicine. Whether it's the wording or the English version, they are all standard Western medicine models. That's one point.

Another point is that none of the examination methods reflect the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine, such as the X-ray, the complete biochemical test, sputum culture, and the final medication. To put it bluntly, Lin Sanqi is just a layer of traditional Chinese medicine."

Lin Sanqi murmured, "This, this, for liver protection and body conditioning, we still use Chinese medicine prescriptions."

Deputy Minister Zhang knew that he still had to explain clearly:

"Old Shen, Xiao Lin, please don't misunderstand me. I am not saying this to belittle Chinese medicine. I just hope that our tuberculosis research project will not lead to any unnecessary complications and that others will not use this topic to confuse the issue.

"Learn from the barbarians to defeat them." We should use their system standards to do things, so that they will have nothing to say. At the same time, it also represents that our country is willing to integrate into the mainstream society, rather than being isolated from international rules. "

Minister Li was thoughtful when he heard this:
"Zhang Bu is right. We have always been seen as the oddballs by the international community. Now Big Brother has betrayed us and is even looking for trouble with us. We must find new friends to prevent Big Brother from wantonly launching a war of aggression.

The conquest of tuberculosis, including our previous invention of the 1250 mAh X-ray machine, all completely followed Western rules, and also showed that we are now leaning towards the Western position, which has great symbolic significance. "

At this point, Minister Li looked at Dean Shen:

"Old Shen, how about making your Changping branch independent and calling it 'Capital Infectious Disease Hospital'? What do you think?" (End of this chapter)