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.
State Council promotes unified basic health insurance system
2016-01-20
The State Council on Jan 12 issued a guideline on the integration of basic medical insurance for urban employees and the new rural cooperative medical scheme, which are aimed at creating a unified basic health insurance system.
Li Keqiang urges sound implementation of two-child policy
2016-01-20
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for full support in health, education, housing and other fields for the sound implementation of two-child policy.
State Council urges registration of ‘hukou-less’ citizens
2016-01-20
China plans to reduce the population of those unregistered for “hukou” (official residence) by further improving its registration system, according to a State Council document released on Jan 14.
Vice-premier calls for better maternal, childcare services
2016-01-20
Vice-Premier Liu Yandong on Jan 4 called for enhanced services of maternal and children health care, as well as improved preschool education, along with the country’s implementation of its new policy which allows couples to have two children.
Vice-premier calls on creating a healthy China
2016-01-07
Vice-Premier Liu Yandong on Dec 14 called on the Chinese Medical Association to make new contribution for constructing a healthy China, while attending the group’s centennial anniversary celebration in Beijing.
Chinese legislators urge deepened reform on public hospitals
2016-01-07
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.
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