The National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHFPC) was a cabinet-level executive department under the

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which is responsible for providing information, raising health awareness and education, family planning, ensuring the accessibility of health services, monitoring the quality of health services provided to citizens and visitors in the

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and family planning in the

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. In March 2018, the ministry was dissolved and its functions were integrated into the new agency called the

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History

The Ministry is created from the former

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and National Population and Family Planning Commission. This was announced at the

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. From 16 March 2013 to March 2018, the commission is headed by Li Bin.

Functions and responsibilities

The commission reports directly to the State Council. Its functions include: *Drafting laws, regulations, plans and policies related to

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*Formulating policies for

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and child-care programs *Overseeing disease prevention and treatment *Controlling the spread of epidemics *Supervising blood collection *Reforming medical institutions *Overseeing state hospitals *Drawing up medical science and

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development projects *Setting quality standards for

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s and

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*Overseeing

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and setting related standards *Controlling the Beijing Medical College and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; and *Overseeing the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine *Population control *Family planning

List of Ministers

References

External links

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History

Functions and responsibilities

List of Ministers

See also

References

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