New measures beef up battle against bird flu
2018-09-10
China will revise its national influenza pandemic contingency plan based on its recent experience in fighting avian flu and lessons learned from the 2017 WHO guidelines on pandemic influenza risk management.
Medical disputes to be settled legally
2018-09-01
Regulation on prevention and settlement of medical disputes, which was passed at the State Council executive meeting on June 20, was recently promulgated.
China enhances support for traditional medicine of ethnic minority groups
2018-08-27
Chinese authorities have called for enhanced support for developing traditional medicine of ethnic minority groups, in a document released recently by 13 departments.
China to include more cancer drugs on medical insurance list
2018-08-04
China will make more cancer drugs affordable, as a new round of negotiations between the country's state medical insurance administration and pharmaceutical companies to add such drugs to the medical insurance list is scheduled to finish by the end of September.
China to complete standardizing urban, rural medical insurance by 2019
2018-07-25
A unified national medical insurance service, from which both urban and rural residents enjoy equal benefits, will be in place by 2019, said the State Medical Insurance Administration on July 25.
Beijing to improve foreign language service in hospital
2018-07-11
Major public medical institutions in Beijing will take measures to improve foreign language services in hospital, the Beijing Daily reported on July 10.
Procedures to be eased for new medicines from overseas
2018-06-28
The approval process will be eased for new medicines from overseas, especially for those treating rare diseases and life-threatening ailments.
Comprehensive hospitals to help treat drug addicts
2018-06-25
China intends to set up provincial-level comprehensive hospitals nationwide to treat drug addicts who suffer from severe diseases during compulsory detoxification, according to the Ministry of Justice.
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