The 13th Five-Year Plan to upgrade the elderly health service
2017-03-29
Recently, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) and 12 other national departments jointly released a healthy aging plan for the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020), vowing to set up a basic medical and health system covering elderly people in urban and rural areas and provide integrated services for old people.
NHFPC urges better diagnostic capability for contagious diseases
2017-03-27
The National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) released a document urging hospitals at all levels to improve their diagnostic capability for contagious diseases, especially AIDS and tuberculosis on March 22.
China pays more attention to food safety
2017-03-27
Jin Xiaotao, vice-minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) attended the 49th session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) in Macao from March 20 to 24 and delivered a speech.
900,000 new cases of TB a year
2017-03-24
Despite a downward trend of tuberculosis cases in recent years, China reports roughly 900,000 new cases annually, keeping it among the 30 countries with the highest incidence of the infectious disease, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
NHFPC urges hospitals to improve diagnostic skills for contagious diseases
2017-03-23
The National Health and Family Planning Commission recently released a document urging medical institutions at all levels to improve their diagnostic skills for contagious diseases, especially AIDS and tuberculosis.
Medical care reform to reduce costs
2017-03-23
Patients in Beijing will soon be spending less money on drugs due to a comprehensive medical care reform covering all public hospitals in the capital.
Cui Li meets with Czech vice-minister
2017-03-22
Cui Li, vice-minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC), met with Radek Policar, Czech vice-minister of Health, in Beijing on March 20.
Raising awareness for chronic diseases prevention
2017-03-20
Chronic disease prevention should be the shared responsibility of the whole society.
Link: China's Central Government / World Health Organization / United Nations Population Fund / UNICEF in China
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