China launches three-year campaign against endemic diseases
2018-12-11
China has launched a three-year campaign on the prevention and cure of endemic diseases between 2018 and 2020, according to an action plan jointly released by the National Health Commission (NHC) and nine other authorities.
Schools health promotion meeting held in Beijing
2018-12-09
The National Health Commission (NHC) held a meeting on school health promotion on Dec 7, 2018 in Beijing.
Vice-premier calls for centralized medicine procurement to cut prices
2018-12-08
Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan on Dec 7 stressed the need for centralized medicine procurement and market-oriented drug prices in an effort to reduce the burden on patients.
Measures to boost care for the elderly
2018-12-04
China will lower the market access threshold for all nursing home ownerships, improve community facilities for at-home nursing for the elderly and train more nursing professionals for the sector.
Vice-premier urges prevention, control of occupational diseases
2018-12-04
Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan called on efforts to enhance prevention and control of occupational diseases and promote the health of labor workers in China.
New breast cancer drug now available in China
2018-11-26
Advanced breast cancer patients in China now have another treatment option other than chemotherapy to choose from.
Map guide for heart attack patients released
2018-11-22
Chinese medical experts released a map guide to help patients with sudden heart attack seek treatment as quickly as possible on Nov 20.
Pain-free childbirth to be promoted
2018-11-22
China will launch a pilot program aimed at getting more women to give birth naturally with painkillers to reduce the frequency of C-sections.
Link: China's Central Government / World Health Organization / United Nations Population Fund / UNICEF in China
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