Since 1986 the Tibet Autonomous Region has been vaccinating children. Since that time the incidence of Contagious diseases and mortality rate have dropped Considerably. The incidence of measles dropped 99.86 percent in 1991, down from l 985. Incidence of diphtheria and the tetanus in newborn babies has not been reported in the past six fears. In addition, more than 100,000 farmers and herdsmen scrived treatment for common and frequently occurring diseases free of charge.
Family planning is policy of China.
The government does not carry out the family 'tanning policy among the farmers and herdsmen who account for 88 percent of the total population in Tibet, but Dreads information to those families about the importance of ltional and good childbearing skills.