To push forward informatization on health supervision at the provincial level, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) held a conference in Nanjing, Jiangsu province from April 12 to 15. Jin Xiaotao, vice-minister of the NHFPC, attended the conference and delivered a speech.

Jin noted that provincial health departments should strengthen informatization on health supervision, forwarding national health information construction and the application of healthcare big data.

"Provincial health departments should train professional informatization specialists to better operate health information systems on health supervision," Jin added.

Relevant officials from provincial health departments also took part in the conference.