Cervical cancer vaccine cleared for Chinese clinics
2017-08-01
The first imported batch of Cervarix, the cervical cancer vaccine, has passed quality inspections and is heading to health clinics across the Chinese mainland, pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline said on July 31.
Vaccine for cervical cancer arrives on mainland after approval by authorities
2017-08-01
Zhao Fanghui, a professor specializing in the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, said the vaccine has been in use for more than 10 years and proved to be reliable and effective, especially among adolescent girls from 9 to 15 years old.
Cui Li meets with Chilean vice-minister of health
2017-07-31
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.
Life expectancy in Beijing reaches 82: White paper
2017-07-29
The life expectancy of residents with household registration in Beijing reached 82.03 years last year, according to a health white paper released.
Traditional Chinese medicine expert becomes honorary professor in Russia
2017-07-28
Wang said traditional Chinese medicine has developed for thousands of years and has made a great contribution to maintaining the health of the nation.
Public hospitals to become nonprofit by 2020, State Council says
2017-07-27
"Establishing the new public hospital management system in China that emphasizes their nonprofit nature can ensure a healthy development of public hospitals," said Fu Wei, director of the Heath Development Research Center, which is part of the health commission.
Two years after smoking ban begins, Beijing has fewer smokers: white paper
2017-07-27
BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Beijing had fewer smokers in 2016, the second year of the city's smoking ban, according to a white paper issued Wednesday.
Chinese life expectancy up to more than 76 years
2017-07-27
34 years old in 2015, an extra 18 months longer than in 2010, the National Bureau of Statistics revealed in the latest statistics on July 25.That makes the average Chinese person's life 4.7
Link: China's Central Government / World Health Organization / United Nations Population Fund / UNICEF in China
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