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      China to further reform medical, healthcare systems, enhance public medical services: official

      2024-08-14 22:06 Last Updated At:22:37

      China will ensure and improve the people's wellbeing in the course of further deepening reform of the medicine and healthcare systems, said a senior official with the National Health Commission.

      Ensuring the people's health should be a strategic priority, according to a resolution adopted at the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held in Beijing on July 15-18.

      At an interview with China Central Television (CCTV), Lei Haichao, director of National Health Commission, emphasized that the primary task of deepening the reform of the medicine and healthcare systems is to anchor the goals of the Healthy China initiative by 2035. This involves establishing and improving the planning, investment, and governance policies and regulatory systems for prioritizing health development and promoting the integration of health into all policies.

      By 2035, a medical and health service system that is in line with the efforts to basically realize socialist modernization and is complete, efficient, and resilient should be set up. Equal access, accessibility, and service capabilities will markedly strengthen, and the people's health will significantly improve, the initiative required.

      "We are now facing the threat of both communicable and chronic non-communicable diseases, so we call for early diagnosis and treatment and seek to attract more social institutions and individuals to participate in patriotic health campaigns and health promotion," Lei said.

      Nowadays, China has built the world's largest healthcare system. However, the unbalanced and inadequate development of the healthcare system still needs to be addressed through reforms.

      China has a three-tier system to grade hospitals, with tertiary hospitals - which have the largest number of beds and provide comprehensive medical services - at the top of the system.

      For the majority of people, public hospitals remain the first choice for medical treatment. The quality of service of public hospitals is directly related to the health of the people.

      The resolution said that China will continue to expand the availability of quality medical resources, channel them toward the community level, and make sure they were better distributed among regions. The country will move faster to develop the tiered diagnosis and treatment system and propel the development of tightly knit medical consortia.

      "It is necessary to further address some of the imbalances and inadequacies in health development, resolve the emerging needs and changes in medical treatment and health care, and better support the balanced development of health in the central and western regions. We are working to enhance the overall capacity of the healthcare system in a comprehensive manner. Our plan is to have higher-level healthcare institutions assist lower-level ones. Additionally, we are promoting the construction of healthcare groups and integrated healthcare systems to improve the continuity of medical services," Lei said.

      China to further reform medical, healthcare systems, enhance public medical services: official

      China to further reform medical, healthcare systems, enhance public medical services: official

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      Chinese embassies hold receptions to celebrate upcoming Spring Festival

      2025-01-21 21:46 Last Updated At:22:07

      Festive receptions were held by Chinese embassies to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival, with the promotional video for the 2025 China Media Group (CMG) Spring Festival Gala unveiled to add festive atmosphere to the events.

      The Spring Festival centers around the Chinese New Year, which lands on Jan. 29 this year, ushering in the Year of the Snake.

      The Chinese Embassy in Tajikistan hosted a Spring Festival reception on Jan. 20 for overseas Chinese in Tajikistan. Nearly 300 people, including representatives of overseas Chinese groups such as the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Tajikistan, the Federation of Overseas Chinese, teachers and students from the local Confucius Institute, and international students in Tajikistan, gathered to celebrate the coming of the Year of the Snake.

      In his speech delivered at the reception, China's Ambassador to Tajikistan Ji Shumin said that China's high-quality development and high-level opening-up have injected certainty and stability into a turbulent and changing world. China-Tajikistan cooperation in various fields has been promoted across the board, and the development of bilateral relations has reached a new level. Looking forward to 2025, China-Tajikistan relations will shine with new vitality and bring more benefits to the people of both countries, said the ambassador.

      The promotional video for the 2025 CMG Spring Festival Gala was played in a loop at the reception. By watching the video, guests felt the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival and the unique charm of Chinese traditional culture.

      At the reception, overseas Chinese in Tajikistan performed a variety of cultural programs created by themselves. The joyous lion dance, the melodious guzheng performance, and the passionate Tajik eagle dance added a great deal to the festive atmosphere.

      The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, the Federation of Philippine-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Federation of Philippine-Chinese Associations, and the Philippine-Chinese Chamber of Commerce jointly held a Spring Festival reception on Jan. 19. More than 1,000 people from the Philippine government, Congress, overseas Chinese, people from all walks of life, and foreign diplomatic envoys to the Philippines gathered to celebrate the festival.

      Huang Xilian, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, extended New Year greetings to people from all walks of life in China and the Philippines, saying that the Spring Festival is a common festival for the people of many countries, including China and the Philippines, and has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO. He said that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Philippines, and he hopes that both countries will cherish and maintain the bilateral relations for greater benefits to the people of the two countries.

      Philippine Vice President Sara Z. Duterte and Louise Araneta-Marcos, wife of Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., extended new year greetings via video link. Duterte said that the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and China is of great significance, and she looks forward to the two countries working together to create a harmonious and prosperous future. Marcos said that the Philippines-China relations have been developing continuously for decades, which truly reflects the long-term friendly relations between the people of the two countries.

      The promotional video for the 2025 CMG Spring Festival Gala was played at the reception. The festive atmosphere and gorgeous stage design attracted the attention of all the guests present.

      Chinese embassies hold receptions to celebrate upcoming Spring Festival

      Chinese embassies hold receptions to celebrate upcoming Spring Festival

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