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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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‘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 …

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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 …

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In Depth: China’s Updated Labeling Rule Gives Food-Makers More …

WEBAn updated version took effect in 2013, making labeling mandatory for five elements: energy, protein, fat, carbohydrates and sodium content. A person familiar with …

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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 …

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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 …

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China to Plug Regulation Gap of Emerging Contaminants Control

WEBEmerging contaminants (ECs), or contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), refer to chemicals and compounds that are detected at low levels in the water …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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