The National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHFPC) was a
cabinet-level executive department under the
State Council 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
mainland,
population and
family planning
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in the
People's Republic of China. In March 2018, the ministry was dissolved and its functions were integrated into the new agency called the
National Health Commission.
History
The Ministry is created from the former
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and
National Population and Family Planning Commission
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. This was announced at the
2013 National People's Congress
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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
public health
*Formulating policies for
maternity and
child-care programs
*Overseeing
disease prevention
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and
treatment
*Controlling the spread of
epidemics
*Supervising
blood collection
*Reforming medical institutions
*Overseeing state
hospital
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s
*Drawing up
medical science and
technology development projects
*Setting
quality standards for
food
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s and
cosmetics
*Overseeing
medical education 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
See also
*
Family planning policy of
Mainland China
**
One-child policy
References
External links
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Medical and health organizations based in China
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