Cui Li, vice-minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) met with Gisera Alarcon, Chilean vice-minister of health in Beijing on July 28.

Cui highly praised the relationship between China and Chile, which laid a good foundation for the two nations' health cooperation.

She introduced the latest advancements in China's medical and healthcare reform.

"Chinese government is willing to cooperate with Chile in health policies, universal health insurance, disease prevention and control and medical staff training, while contributing to the well-being of people from the two countries." said Cui.

Gisera praised China's improvements in the health sector, and expects Chile and China to have further cooperation and exchanges in the health sector.