National Health Commission calls for production of generic drugs

2019-06-24

The National Health Commission on Thursday released a list of 34 patented drugs and encouraged the production of generic alternatives.

China issues standard for community hospital

2019-06-22

The National Health Commission (NHC) issued a basic standard for community hospitals.

Chinese public hospitals receive increasing government funds

2019-06-17

Chinese government subsidies to public hospitals have increased by 15.6 percent annually since 2010, a health official said on June 14.

China to reward localities with good practices in hospital reform

2019-06-17

China will offer a reward of 5 million yuan ($722,240) to each of the model localities for their performance in public hospital reform, starting from 2019.

China puts over 1.5t yuan into healthcare sector

2019-05-20

The Chinese government earmarked more than 1.5 trillion yuan (about 222 billion US dollars) for its healthcare sector in 2018, 84 billion yuan more than the previous year.

China launches healthcare campaign for elderly citizens in western regions

2019-05-20

China has launched a campaign on healthcare knowledge and medical services for elderly citizens in provincial-level regions in the west of the country.

Premier Li urges more efforts to advance medical reforms

2019-05-18

Doctors encouraged to run private clinics

2019-05-15

China will encourage more qualified physicians to run their own clinics, either working full time or part time, according to a guideline jointly issued by the country's five authorities.