Zeng Yixin, vice-minister of China's National Health Commission (NHC), introduces China's progress in international collaboration in COVID-19 prevention and control at the Health Ministers Meeting on Universal Health Coverage in the Asia-Pacific region via video link on Sept 14. [Photo/nhc.gov.cn]

Zeng Yixin, vice-minister of China's National Health Commission (NHC), participated in the Health Ministers Meeting on Universal Health Coverage in the Asia-Pacific region via video link on Sept 14. 

The meeting was co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO)'s regional offices in the Western Pacific and South-East Asia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Attendees included ministerial-level representatives from the health ministries of 12 countries including Japan, South Korea, India and Indonesia.

Speaking of health informationization as a promoter of pandemic prevention and control, Zeng introduced China's development in international cooperation in the fight against COVID-19 and the application of information technology. 

Zeng said that with a long-held scientific attitude, China has actively pushed forward vaccine research and development, promoted an internet plus medical health and telemedicine service system, established and improved the material security and supply mechanism, and accelerated universal health coverage.

The global fight against COVID-19 is still at a critical stage, said Zeng, stressing that China will further advance international cooperation in pandemic prevention and control, support the WHO in playing a leading and coordinating role in the global virus fight, share with other countries its experience in COVID-19 prevention, control and treatment, continue to provide assistance to other developing countries, and promote the building of a global public health community.