Infectious diseases kill 1,454 in China in March
2015-04-20
A total of 1,454 people died of infectious diseases on the Chinese mainland in March, with AIDS being the top cause of death, according to figures released by health authorities.
Beijing to push publicity on tobacco control
2015-04-14
With only seven weeks until Beijing's toughened legislation on smoking takes effect, about 85 percent of people in the city had still not heard about the new regulation..
Coming or going, migrants alter dynamics of labor
2015-04-13
The number of migrant workers in China more than doubled from 2000 to 2013 - from 121 million to 245 million, and ballooned from 9.6 percent of the country's total population to 18 percent in 2013.
Boy, 8, with HIV begins new life
2015-04-09
An 8-year-old boy with HIV who was asked to leave his village in Sichuan province by residents last year has started a new life at a school for children with the condition.
Guangzhou reports 8 dengue fever cases
2015-04-07
The southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou has reported eight imported cases of dengue fever since the Spring Festival holiday, with seven being residents returning from overseas vacations, said local health authorities
Science warrior takes lead in crucial fight against virus
2015-04-06
On the team dispatched by the Chinese government to West Africa to combat Ebola, China's top virologist, Gao Fu, who is also a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, played different roles.
Better healthcare to ease Africans' plight
2015-04-06
China will continue its 50 years of medical cooperation with African countries, focusing on helping the countries to improve their capacity to fight infectious diseases, according to China's top health authority.
Fighting Ebola
2015-04-06
China will keep sending medical staff, technology and relief materials to help African countries with Ebola outbreaks as they are needed, said Cui Li, vice-minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
Link: China's Central Government / World Health Organization / United Nations Population Fund / UNICEF in China
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