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Exclusive: China Plans New Disease Control Agency in Covid-19 …
WebChina is considering setting up a powerful new disease control agency as part of public health reforms in the aftermath of its deadly Covid-19 epidemic, Caixin can reveal. The government body, now known informally as the “big disease-control bureau,” will oversee work aimed at preventing future outbreaks and managing emerging ones
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WHO’s New China Rep Says Tighten Disease Surveillance, Expand …
WebChina should strengthen its health information surveillance systems and build up public health systems at the primary care level to better prepare for future disease outbreaks, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) representative to China said.
China Forms New Super Agency to Oversee Disease Prevention …
WebWang Hesheng. Photo: VCG. China has established a new vice-ministerial level agency to oversee the country’s vast disease control and prevention apparatus and to plug gaps in the public health system exposed by last year’s coronavirus outbreak. The State Council, China’s cabinet, announced Wednesday the appointment of four officials …
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Extreme Weather Poses Growing Health Risks in China, New Study …
WebThe risks to health posed by flood events are rising in China, a new report by Chinese researchers suggests, noting that the country could become among the most affected by extreme weather conditions if adequate actions are not taken. The report, published Sunday in the British medical journal, The Lancet Public Health, says climate …
Doctors and Red Envelopes: How Corruption has Blighted China’s …
WebOverprescription of pills at public hospitals is largely behind the abuse of antibiotics in the country, said Zhang Jichun, head pharmacist at Peking Union Medical Hospital. This has led to another form of palm-greasing. Several patients interviewed by Caixin said they felt compelled to give doctors and surgeons “red envelopes” full of cash
China Approves Innovative New Drugs for Insurance Price-Setting …
WebPhoto: VCG. China has approved innovative new drugs for inclusion in this year’s round of price-setting negotiations with pharmaceutical companies for medications covered by the country’s basic health insurance. Several new treatments, including for lung and gastric cancer, have been included in the list of 433 drugs over which the
Caixin Explains: Who Controls China’s Health Code Apps
WebAccusations emerged on Chinese social media this week that authorities in Zhengzhou, Henan province, appeared to be using a health risk scoring system to target depositors around the country whose funds were frozen by local rural banks.. Those depositors had found that their health code had recently turned red even though they …
China’s Local Medical Insurance Coffers Bled Dry on Rising Costs, …
WebLocal medical insurance funds in some Chinese regions ran deficits in 2021 due to rising health care costs and financial pressure stemming from the now abandoned “zero-Covid” policy, according to the National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA). In a statement published last month, the administration that oversees China’s medical
Cover Story: China Moves to Alter Medical Coverage of 300 Million
WebChina’s urban employee basic medical insurance system covers nearly 300 million urban workers and has outstanding fund of 842.6 billion yuan. Chinese authorities have quietly set in motion a long-discussed restructuring of the country’s medical insurance system that will affect more than 300 million urban residents, although debates remain
In Depth: Where Are Chinese Consumers Willing to Spend
WebChinese consumers are resuming spending on travel and dining out but are not buying necessities and other consumer goods as much as before the pandemic. “I think consumers are still cautious about how they want to spend,” Bruno Lannes, a senior partner at management consultant Bain & Co., told Caixin. “When they dedicate some of their
Opinion: Red Flag in Henan’s Bogus Red Health Codes
WebOn June 13 complaints emerged on Chinese social media that authorities in the city of Zhengzhou, the capital of central China’s Henan province, appeared to be using a health risk score system to target bank depositors nationwide whose funds were frozen by banks in Henan.. Since April, several rural banks in the province that were caught up in a …
China Eases Covid-19 Declaration Requirements for International …
WebChina Eases Covid-19 Declaration Requirements for International Travel. What’s new: China’s General Administration of Customs has removed Covid-19 declaration requirements in its updated health declaration form that sought nucleic acid test results, previous Covid-19 infections and vaccination dates for people entering or leaving the …
Charts of the Day: China Expands HPV Vaccine Coverage
WebBy Shen Xinyu and Li Hang. China’s top drug regulator expanded the age range of the most popular Gardasil 9-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations to females aged 9 to 45 years old on Aug. 30, as part of national cancer prevention efforts. Before that, the vaccine was only approved for use in women between the ages of 16 …
In Depth: China’s Booming Medical Beauty Industry Braces for …
WebIn 2019, China had a total 38,343 practitioners in the industry covering plastic surgery, dermatology, dentistry and even anesthesia. Perhaps more significantly, China had just 3,680 qualified plastic surgeons in 2018. The shortfall has encouraged unlawful operators to hire unlicensed doctors with rudimentary training to carry out complex
Depression and Anxiety on the Rise in China, Study Shows
WebResearchers estimated 16.6% of Chinese adults had experienced mental illness at some point in their lives. Photo: VCG. The results are out from the first ever nationwide study of China’s mental health — and they suggest disorders such as depression and anxiety are on the rise. “The findings of our survey suggest that most …
‘Capital Winter’ Chills Investment in China’s Health Care Industry
WebAfter peaking at $34 billion in 2021, private funding for China’s health care industry more than halved to $15.6 billion last year and continued to fall to $5.7 billion in the first half of 2023, according to a recent report by medical service provider VBData and its affiliate VCBeat Research. ‘Capital Winter’ Chills Investment in China
New Frontier Prepares for China IPO After New York Delisting
WebWhat’s new: New Frontier Health Corp., owner of the United Family Healthcare chain of hospitals and clinics in China, is preparing for a flotation in Hong Kong or Shanghai after delisting from the New York Stock Exchange, sources familiar with the matter said.. The Beijing-based company is moving closer to a fundraising in advance of …
Shanghai Pharma Pursues Healthy Market Share With Bid for …
WebShanghai Pharma submitted nonbinding bids to buy Cardinal Health China on July 21 and Sept. 15, it said in a filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Wednesday. Reuters reported in July that Cardinal Health China could fetch between $1.2 billion and $1.5 billion. Shanghai Pharma said the move fits the company’s goal of growing its
JD Unit Seeks up to $3.5 Billion in Asia’s Biggest Health IPO
WebThe planned IPO is set to surpass the $2.3 billion offering by Japan’s Ostuka Holdings Co. a decade ago as Asia’s biggest listing in the sector, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The health-care and pharmaceutical sectors have seen a record wave of listings in Asia this year, spurred by strong investor demand amid the coronavirus
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