National notifiable disease situation in April 2014
2014-06-25
In April 2014 (April 1 to April 30), there were a total of 836,954 notifiable disease reports in the Chinese mainland, with 1,281 deaths.
An Introduction to the Prevention and Control of Vector-Transmitted Diseases
2014-07-15
Since 2005, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention has been monitoring major vector species on a countrywide basis, with the monitoring network covering 43 prefecture-level cities in 19 provinces (municipalities).
Vice-minister Xu Ke visits Jiangsu, Hunan for blood flukes prevention and treatment work
2014-06-25
Xu Ke, vice-minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, visited Jiangsu and Hunan provinces from May 22-26 to inspect local blood flukes prevention and treatment work.
NHFPC makes hand-foot-and-mouth disease prevention and treatment deployment
2014-06-25
The meeting pointed out that hand-foot-and-mouth disease is in season and will continue to occur at a high rate, posing a serious challenge to prevention and control work.
Core information of chronic disease prevention and treatment
2014-06-16
Cardio-cerebrovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases plague a wide range of people and remain a high fatality rate. They cause serious damage to health and life and place a heavy burden on individuals, families and society.
Intervention needed to stem rise in cancer
2014-06-19
A new report says the number of cases of the disease in China is increasing and - unless there is timely intervention - this will become a major public health challenge.
Experts urge heart disease prevention
2014-06-19
With one death every 10 seconds from cardiovascular disease in China, top experts are urging enhanced efforts toward prevention and intervention.
Watch out for dengue, malaria, public told
2014-06-16
China's top health authority has issued a public alert for dengue fever and malaria, which pose a risk to more than half the world's population.
Link: China's Central Government / World Health Organization / United Nations Population Fund / UNICEF in China
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