The National Health Commission (NHC) is a cabinet-level executive department of the

State Council of the People's Republic of China The State Council of the People's Republic of China, also known as the Central People's Government, is the chief administrative authority and national cabinet. It is constitutionally the highest administrative organ of the country and the e ...

which is responsible for formulating national health policies. It was formed on 19 March 2018. The ministry is headquartered in

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. The commission is led by a Minister of cabinet rank in the state council. Lei Haichao is the current Minister in charge of the Commission and Party Branch Secretary. Its predecessor was the

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

History

Throughout most of PRC's rule since 1954, the national health portfolio has been the responsibility of the Ministry of Health; superseded in 2013 by the

. In March 2018, it was announced that National Health and Family Planning Commission was dissolved and that its functions were integrated into the new agency, the National Health Commission as part of the

deepening the reform of the Party and state institutions The deepening the reform of the Party and state institutions ( zh, , p=Shēnhuà dǎng hé guójiā jīgòu gǎigé, s=深化党和国家机构改革) was a large-scale reform of the institutions of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Peopl ...

. China is a member of the World Health Organization. Minister Ma reported in the 92nd World Health Assembly, since 1978, China has been focused on improving primary healthcare, develop universal safety net for residents and improving the quality, efficiency and access to primary health care. The commission has a role in providing

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through its coordination of China's overseas medical teams.

2020 coronavirus epidemic

The commission is the lead agency in mainland China coordinating the national efforts to combat the

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. On 11 February 2020, in order to manage the ongoing health crisis, the following changes were announced by the NHC: * Zhang Jin, chief of the Hubei health commission, was replaced by Wang Hesheng, the deputy director of China National Health Commission. * Liu Yingzi, director of the Hubei health commission, was replaced by Wang Hesheng. In December 2022, a week after the NHC said it would no longer release official death tolls from Covid, the NHC said that "China has always been publishing information on Covid-19 deaths and severe cases in the spirit of openness and transparency."

Subordinate agencies

The following agencies directly report to the commission. ; Sub-ministry-level executive agencies of the State Council administered by the NHC *

National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine The National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (NATCM; ) is a national bureau of the People's Republic of China under the management of the National Health Commission, responsible for the regulation of traditional Chinese medicine in ...

* National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention ; Institutions directly under the NHC *

Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC; ) is an institution directly under the National Health Commission, based in Changping District, Beijing, China. Established in 1983, it works to protect public health and safety ...

* Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Peking Union Medical College ; Hospitals directly under the NHC * Beijing Hospital * China-Japan Friendship Hospital * Peking Union Medical College Hospital

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:National Health Commission Government ministries of the People's Republic of China

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