Ma Haide
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Ma Haide, born Shafick George Hatem, was an American-born Chinese doctor who practiced medicine in China. He was the first foreigner to become a naturalized citizen of the People's Republic of China.
Ma in 1944
Ma Haide and Chou Sufei in 1944
Norman Bethune
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Henry Norman Bethune was a Canadian thoracic surgeon, early advocate of universal health care, and member of the Communist Party of Canada. Bethune came to international prominence first for his servi
Ma Haide
…organize recruitment of foreign medical personnel for the communists' troops fighting the Japanese armies in northern China. He was among those meeting Norman Bethune when Bethune arrived to Yan'an in late March 1938, and was instrumental in helping Bethune get started at his task of organizing medical services for…
Bethune in 1916
The study of Reverend Malcolm Bethune (father of Norman) in Gravenhurst
Norman Bethune's birthplace, now Bethune Memorial House
Canadian Blood Transfusion Unit which operated during the Spanish Civil War. Dr Norman Bethune is to the right (c. 1936–37, Spain).