World Health Assembly highlights links between climate change and health
2016-05-25
Only 15 percent of the world's countries have drawn up plans for climate change refer to health, although the most urgent aspects of climate change is its impact on health, a senior UN official warned here Tuesday.
Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly opens in Geneva
2016-05-24
WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan opened the Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly with words of celebration, warning, and hope.
Second imported Zika case reported in Beijing
2016-05-24
Beijing has reported another Zika virus patient, following the one reported on May 15, the city's disease control center said on Tuesday.
China to cut prices of expensive patent drugs
2016-05-24
China's health authority on Friday announced cuts of over 50 percent in the prices of three patent drugs.
Hospitals cut back on antibiotic use
2016-05-24
The use of antibiotics in Chinese hospitals has dropped by 40 percent since the top health authority began to curb their overuse, said a senior expert.
2016 International Family Day promoted in Beijing
2016-05-19
May 15 was International Family Day, and this year’s theme was “families, healthy lives and sustainable futures”.
Cui Li inspects healthcare reform in Henan
2016-05-19
Cui Li, vice-minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC), led a team to inspect Henan province’s healthcare reform from May 10 to 13.
Xi stresses adherence to family planning policy
2016-05-19
President Xi Jinping said at a conference of the Family Planning Association on Wednesday that China must adhere to the basic state policy of family planning for the long term.
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