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Im Dienst von Staat und Staatssicherheit: Bezirksärzte der DDR in einem maroden Gesundheitssystem
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Abstract "In contrast to the broad public, district medical officers in the GDR were at all times well informed about the flaws of the medical system. Functioning as an interface between the Health Ministry and regional medical institutions, they were of outstanding significance. The here analysed MfS files ... view more
"In contrast to the broad public, district medical officers in the GDR were at all times well informed about the flaws of the medical system. Functioning as an interface between the Health Ministry and regional medical institutions, they were of outstanding significance. The here analysed MfS files an district medical officers in the GDR give evidence to the dose connections of district medical officers to state authorities and State Security. The boundaries between official cooperation and acting as spies were blurred. Also, the files present a frightening picture of the state of the GDR's health System in the 1980s." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
national state; German Democratic Republic (GDR); Ministry of State Security (GDR); health care delivery system; health policy; health professionals; physician; politics; medical care; ethics; public health care delivery system
Classification
Health Policy
Document language
German
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 207-220
Journal
Totalitarismus und Demokratie, 11 (2014) 2
Issue topic
Stasi konkret? Zur gesellschaftlichen Wirksamkeit der Staatssicherheit
ISSN
1612-9008
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications