Yu Xuejun, vice-minister of China's National Health Commission (NHC), meets with Laurent Wehrli, president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, in Beijing on May 24. [Photo/nhc.gov.cn]

On May 24, Yu Xuejun, vice-minister of China's National Health Commission (NHC), met with Laurent Wehrli, president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, in Beijing. They exchanged views on China-Switzerland cooperation in aging health.

Yu spoke highly of China-Switzerland health cooperation in various fields, and introduced China's latest progress in coping with population aging and developing aging health undertakings.

He said that although China and Switzerland have different national conditions, they both face the global issue of population aging. China is ready to learn from Switzerland's experience and practices in building medical and care service systems for the elderly, promoting elderly health, and developing home care and long-term care services, so as to further advance practical cooperation and safeguard the health and well-being of the people of both countries, he added.

Wehrli appreciated China's achievements in aging health undertakings, and introduced Switzerland's efforts and challenges in dealing with population aging, especially elderly care. He expressed the willingness to strengthen policy dialogue and information exchanges with China in the construction of an elderly care system and the integration of medical and elderly care.