Professor Iuliu Moldovan: From Biopolitics to Public Health
Professor Iuliu Moldovan: From Biopolitics to Public Health

Summary/Abstract: Professor Iuliu Moldovan (1882–1966), one of the leading medical personalities of Cluj, was also an important figure in the eugenic movement in Transylvania. He conceptualized eugenics almost entirely in national terms, and militated for a sanitary organization and activity determined by the need to ensure the biological prosperity of the human capital. In his attempt to modernize public health in Romania, and to emphasize the role of preventive medicine in maintaining the health status of the population, he laid the founding principles of a modern healthcare system that would remain his most important legacy. The Sanitary and Healthcare Law of 14 July 1930, as well as his comprehensive textbooks are still references for the public health professionals of today.

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