Parahoo K A
Int J Health Serv. 1986;16(3):409-23. doi: 10.2190/NNNL-WT10-QPTM-AWHJ.
The historical development of Mauritius and in particular the early developments in health care are crucial to an understanding of the contemporary health system. The introduction of major epidemic diseases through the movements of French soldiers to and from India and the immigration of indentured laborers from India account for the high mortality and morbidity rates in the 18th and 19th centuries and later. The colonial economy created and fortified the dependence on a single cash crop and on imported food. It also contributed toward the impoverization of large sections of the Mauritian population. The colonial era is also responsible for initiating a three tier system of health care.
毛里求斯的历史发展，尤其是早期医疗保健的发展，对于理解当代卫生系统至关重要。法国士兵往返印度的行动以及印度契约劳工的移民带来了主要的流行病，这导致了18世纪、19世纪及之后的高死亡率和发病率。殖民经济造成并强化了对单一经济作物和进口食品的依赖。它还导致了毛里求斯大部分人口的贫困化。殖民时代还开创了三级医疗保健体系。
