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Chinese researchers discover new method to end drug addiction

2018-02-06

Chinese scientists have recently found a possible new method to limit or end drug addiction.

Experts call for increased efforts to develop new cancer-related medicine

2018-02-05

BEIJING -- Medical experts called for increased efforts to develop cancer-related medicine and improve the availability of new drugs in China as the 19th World Cancer Day was observed on Feb 4.

Railway staff get travel rush advice

2018-02-05

Psychological counseling has for the first time become part of some railway officials' preparation for the upcoming travel rush for Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year.

Racing against time to rescue a life

2018-02-05

NAIROBI, Kenya — Around 7:30 pm on Saturday, the emergency telephone of the Chinese embassy to Kenya rang, kicking off a race against time to save the life of a Chinese men who was conducting market research in Kisii, a city about 230 kilometers from Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.

Targeted therapy fuels China's war on cancer

2018-02-05

Drops of blood, tubes for assay and a few days of waiting: a tailored prescription for cancer is only a genetic test away.

Eye care project brings hope to Shanxi children

2018-02-05

Seeing is believing. A provincial eye care project in Shanxi, has subsidized children from poor families with eye diseases to the tune of 2.13 million yuan ($337,868) since it was launched in Taiyuan in June 2013, according to Shanxi Eye Hospital.

Chinese assistance helps flood victims in Nepal's Terai region to get back on their feet

2018-02-04

JANAKPUR -- When Laxmi Devi Mahara arrived at the Dhanusa Dham municipality office after walking on foot from her village in Sarsarampur, she found herself seated among mainly women as most of the men from the village were either working in neighboring India or in Gulf countries.

Campaign aims to promote health for migrant people

2018-02-02

Co-organized by the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) and the China Family Planning Association, the launching ceremony of the campaign “Bring Health Home” for migrant people was held in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province on Jan 31. Wang Pei’an, vice-minister of the NHFPC, attended the event and delivered a speech.

Link: China's Central Government / World Health Organization / United Nations Population Fund / UNICEF in China

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