The national conference on health and family planning was held in Beijing on Feb 16. Cui Li, vice-minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) attended the conference and delivered a speech. 

Cui said that the NHFPC played an important role in health-relevant foreign affairs last year, including successfully hosting the 9th Global Conference on Health Promotion, deepening cooperation and exchange with Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, and strengthening medical assistance to foreign countries.

"This year, health departments at all levels should focus on pushing forward the construction of Healthy China and deepening cooperation with the WHO and other major international organizations and countries," Cui said. She continued, saying that health departments should play an active role in global health promotion and push forward health cooperation with countries along the "Belt and Road".

"Health departments give medical assistance to foreign countries and actively take part in global health promotion, which will contribute a lot to China's foreign affairs," Cui added.

Also taking part in the conference were relevant officials from local health departments and professors as well as social groups' members.