State Council eyes TCM development
2016-02-29
The State Council on Feb 26 issued a guideline on developing traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) during the period of 2016-30.
Imported Zika cases in China rises to five
2016-02-25
China has confirmed another two imported Zika cases, bringing the figure to five, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
Improved child care leave for both parents introduced in Shanghai
2016-02-24
New fathers in Shanghai are entitled to 10 days' child care leave, an increase on the previous three days, according to an amendment regarding population and family planning policy passed by the local legislative body on Tuesday.
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.
Beijing expects 300,000 newborns in Year of Monkey
2016-02-24
The boom is expected as the Year of the Monkey is considered auspicious and also due to the abolishment of one-child policy, said Gao Xiaojun, a member of Beijing Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning, on Thursday.
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.
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.
Chinese scientists decode gene sequence of imported Zika virus
2016-02-24
Chinese scientists on Monday sequenced the genome of the country's first imported Zika virus, helping with prevention and diagnosis.
Link: China's Central Government / World Health Organization / United Nations Population Fund / UNICEF in China
Copyright © National Health Commission of the PRC All rights reserved
