Medical emergency plan aids thousands who cannot afford to pay
2016-02-24
About 370,000 people have benefited from a medical emergency relief program since its launch in 2013, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
China to restore admission of pediatric undergraduates amid doctor shortage
2016-02-24
China plans to restore the admission of pediatric undergraduates in universities to cater to the increasingly urgent demand for pediatricians after the country's only-child policy was loosened.
Spotlight: Race is on to develop working Zika vaccine
2016-02-24
After bird flu, swine flu, dengue, chikungunya and Ebola, the world is determined not to be caught napping by the Zika virus.
More older pregnant women expected
2016-01-25
Hospitals and health authorities across China are bracing for an expected surge in older pregnant women this year, after the country adopted a second-child policy.
Nation to open 20 overseas TCM centers
2016-01-21
China plans to open about 20 Traditional Chinese Medicine collaboration centers overseas this year, according to a senior TCM official.
Chinese legislators urge deepened reform on public hospitals
2016-01-08
Chinese legislators recently called for improvements to the nation's 13,000 public hospitals, focus of an overhaul of the national health system that began in 2009.
China hails end of Ebola outbreak in Guinea
2016-01-08
China on Wednesday hailed the announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday declaring the end of Ebola virus transmission in the Republic of Guinea.
2nd human H5N6 avian flu reported in S. China
2016-01-08
A second human H5N6 avian flu case has been reported in south China's Guangdong Province within a week, health authorities said on Monday.
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