Nation in bid to ward off the Zika virus
2016-02-03
China is taking steps to avert a potential outbreak of the Zika virus after WHO declared the mosquito-borne virus an international public health emergency.
Authority watchful to avert risk of Zika virus
2016-01-30
No Zika virus cases have been seen on the Chinese mainland, but the country does face a risk the virus could be imported from other countries and regions.
Nation faces challenge from cancer
2016-01-29
Cancer has gradually become a national public health challenge that affected on average 12,000 Chinese and killed 7,500 every day last year.
2-child policy could start in January, official suggests
2015-11-14
A senior official at the National Health and Family Planning Commission hinted that China's universal two-child policy could come into force as early as Jan 1, if all goes as expected.
Couples to untie pregnancy knot
2016-01-25
About 20 million women in China are expected to have free operations to help them recover their fertility after the introduction of a policy encouraging all couples to have two children.
Most couples want two children, top health official says
2015-11-10
Couples between the ages of 20 and 44 want to have an average of 1.93 children, says National Health and Family Planning Commission's deputy minister.
Two-child policy to balance demographics
2015-11-05
The change in the family planning policy, irrespective of the controversy over its timing, will in the long run boost economic growth.
Two kids are a turning point in China's family planning policy
2015-10-30
The universal two-child policy, an earth-shaking change from the one-child policy instituted in the late 1970s, reflects a family planning policy in tune with the times.
Link: China's Central Government / World Health Organization / United Nations Population Fund / UNICEF in China
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