Beginning in 2000, the Chinese government has practiced a two-year special plan in the western region and impoverished rural areas with 200 million yuan earmarked to combat the maternal mortality rate and eliminate trismus nascentium.

• 2000年起，中国政府在西部和农村贫困地区实施为期二年的专项计划，预计拨款2亿元，用于降低孕产妇死亡率和消除新生儿破伤风。