China establishes expert working group to boost public psychological services

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Taking aim at citizens' health and happiness

In an ongoing effort to improve the health of its citizenry, Qingdao is focusing on resolving pressing medical issues and enhancing residents' sense of happiness and security. By the end of 2023, Qingdao had a total of 8,980 medical and health institutions at all levels, with 69,611 beds, 124,019 personnel, outpatient services for 102 million visits per year, inpatient services …

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Taking aim at citizens' health and happiness

China Daily

In an ongoing effort to improve the health of its citizenry, Qingdao is focusing on resolving pressing medical issues and enhancing residents' sense of happiness and security. By the end of 2023, Qingdao had a total of 8,980 medical and health institutions at all levels, with 69,611 beds, 124,019 personnel, outpatient services for 102 million visits per year, inpatient services …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Over 1 million resident doctors trained in past decade via standardized system

China Daily

BEIJING -- China has trained a total of 1.07 million resident doctors over the past decade, with more than 30 percent specializing in high-demand fields such as general practice, pediatrics, psychiatry and critical care medicine, according to a Chinese health official. Zeng Yixin, vice-minister of the National Health Commission, shared the details at a recent medical education forum, noting that …

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3 weeks ago

China paves the way for easier living for people with disabilities

China Daily

BEIJING -- China had supported approximately 1.18 million families with disabled members in renovating their homes to incorporate barrier-free facilities by the end of November this year, according to the China Disabled Persons' Federation. From 2021 to 2023, China helped almost 1.24 million disabled children receive rehabilitation services. By the end of 2023, China had established 12,463 rehabilitation centers employing …

China Disabled Children

3 weeks, 3 days ago

National public service exam sees record-high applicants

China Daily

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-30 19:34 China's 2025 national public service exam, underway today and tomorrow, attracted a record number of candidates. According to the National Civil Service Administration, the number of qualified applicants has reached a new high of 3.416 million. This year marks the seventh consecutive year of expansion in terms of the recruitment scale for China's national public …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Rehab industry surges to overcome growing pains

China Daily

A rehabilitation therapist relaxes a runner's muscles at the finish line of the 2024 Beijing Marathon on Nov 3. "The hospital's high patient volume created a significant imbalance between supply and demand, which forced the rehabilitation department to follow an assembly-line approach, making effective one-on-one guidance difficult," Chen recalled. Over the past five years, the introduction of two major national …

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3 months ago

China's top political advisor urges advancing political consultative conference system

China Daily

Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, presides over a brain-storming session of the Chairpersons' Council of the CPPCC National Committee and delivers a speech, Sept 23, 2024. BEIJING -- China's top political advisor Wang Huning …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

China to enhance TCM's role in providing healthcare services: official

China Daily

BEIJING -- China will strengthen the role of traditional Chinese medicine in advancing its Healthy China Initiative, said a senior official at the National Health Commission. China now boasts 41,700 TCM clinics and over 99 percent of community- and township-level medical institutions are capable of providing TCM services. In 2023, China's 93,000 TCM specialized medical institutions recorded 1.54 billion medical …

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4 months, 1 week ago

China improves health services for elderly unable to care for themselves

China Daily

BEIJING -- China's National Health Commission and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine have decided to launch a campaign for 2024-2027, aiming to improve necessary medical and health services for the elderly who are unable to take care of themselves. A circular has been issued requiring eligible medical and health institutions, principally grassroots institutions, as well as nurseries and …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Support boosted for depressed adolescents

China Daily

Students play games in groups to learn about mental health at a primary school in Beijing. DU LIANYI/CHINA DAILY Age old problem The number of depression cases increases as children progress through school, according to research on the annual evolution of adolescent mental health status from 2009 to 2020 contained in the 2020 Blue Book of Mental Health in China. …

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5 months ago

China establishes national working group to standardize healthcare security

China Daily

BEIJING -- China on Thursday established a national working group to coordinate the formulation of healthcare security standards to increase convenience for people seeking medical treatment. The group will create a working mechanism that will be led by the National Healthcare Security Administration and coordinated by local authorities, forming a standards system compatible with healthcare security reform. Qu Hao, an …

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5 months ago

China establishes national working group to standardize healthcare security

China Daily

BEIJING -- China on Thursday established a national working group to coordinate the formulation of healthcare security standards to increase convenience for people seeking medical treatment. The group will create a working mechanism that will be led by the National Healthcare Security Administration and coordinated by local authorities, forming a standards system compatible with healthcare security reform. Qu Hao, an …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

China to recognize 19 emerging professions that contribute to growth

China Daily

China has announced plans to recognize 19 new professions related to the digital economy, smart manufacturing and modern services that contribute to the nation's overall economic development. "Many new professions have emerged with the development of new technologies as a result of the nation's industry upgrades," said Li Qiang, vice-president of Zhaopin. "New professions offer young people more job opportunities …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

China to recognize 19 emerging professions that contribute to growth

China Daily

China has announced plans to recognize 19 new professions related to the digital economy, smart manufacturing and modern services that contribute to the nation's overall economic development. "Many new professions have emerged with the development of new technologies as a result of the nation's industry upgrades," said Li Qiang, vice-president of Zhaopin. "New professions offer young people more job opportunities …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

China ramps up public health literacy with three-year campaign

China Daily

China's National Health Commission announced a three-year campaign launched this month to significantly improve public health literacy. These advisories cover crucial topics such as regular cancer screenings, reducing sugar and salt intake, and developing a proper understanding of mental health conditions. This includes combating misinformation, while also motivating healthcare workers to actively participate in public health education initiatives. The national …

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7 months, 1 week ago

China aims to promote student mental health via educational campaign

China Daily

BEIJING -- China has launched a nationwide campaign to promote awareness and education concerning the mental health of students. The circular requires local education authorities to organize tailored mental health education and guidance initiatives for children and students at different stages of education. Special attention should be paid to the mental health of left-behind children in rural areas whose parents …

Education Mental Health China

7 months, 2 weeks ago

China makes headway in enhancing grassroots medical services

China Daily

BEIJING -- China has worked to bolster its public health care services at various levels, aiming to improve its people's well-being, a senior National Health Commission official said on Tuesday. At a press conference held in Beijing, NHC official Zhu Hongbiao highlighted China's efforts to channel medical resources, including personnel, technology, services and management, into community-level health care institutions, ensuring …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

China boosts building of medical consortia to improve healthcare accessibility

China Daily

BEIJING -- China had established over 18,000 medical consortia of various forms by the end of 2023 amid its efforts to improve community healthcare infrastructure and accessibility, according to data released by the National Health Commission on Wednesday. The number of two-way referrals between higher and lower-level medical institutions nationwide reached 30.32 million last year, marking a 9.7 percent increase …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

China boosts building of medical consortia to improve healthcare accessibility

China Daily

BEIJING -- China had established over 18,000 medical consortia of various forms by the end of 2023 amid its efforts to improve community healthcare infrastructure and accessibility, according to data released by the National Health Commission on Wednesday. The number of two-way referrals between higher and lower-level medical institutions nationwide reached 30.32 million last year, marking a 9.7 percent increase …

Medical

8 months ago

China unveils guidelines on improving voluntary service system

China Daily

BEIJING -- The general offices of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council have jointly released a set of guidelines on improving the country's voluntary service system. It is the first document issued by the central authorities that lays out systematic plans for improving the voluntary service system in the new era. The document also expounds …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

New quality productive forces call for meaningful input from political advisers: China Daily editorial

China Daily

This photo taken on Feb 2, 2024 shows a battery production facility in Changchun, capital of Northeast China's Jilin province. A resolution on a work report of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee, a resolution on a report on how the proposals from political advisers have been handled since the previous annual session, a report on the examination …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

China boosts building of medical consortia to improve healthcare accessibility

China Daily

BEIJING -- China had established over 18,000 medical consortia of various forms by the end of 2023 amid its efforts to improve community healthcare infrastructure and accessibility, according to data released by the National Health Commission on Wednesday. The number of two-way referrals between higher and lower-level medical institutions nationwide reached 30.32 million last year, marking a 9.7 percent increase …

Medical

10 months ago

Deputy promotes more psychotherapy under medical insurance

China Daily

On the last day before New Year's Eve, as usual, Zhong Can, director of the outpatient department at the Wuzhou Red Cross Hospital in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, received several patients with chronic gastritis caused by psychological problems, China Youth Daily reported. Zhong, also a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress, included the difficulties faced by patients with mental …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Chongqing to increase mental health facilities

China Daily

All universities and 95 percent of middle and primary schools in Chongqing will have mental health service centers by 2025 as the southwestern municipality of over 32 million people steps up efforts to improve public mental wellness, according to a recent government plan. The three-year plan says that Chongqing will launch construction of a comprehensive mental health service system to …

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1 year, 1 month ago

40 percent more elderly covered by public healthcare services

China Daily

China has channeled a tremendous amount of resources into improving grassroots healthcare infrastructure and nurturing related talent, and has made continuous efforts to promote the high-quality formation of families by strengthening healthcare for women and children, officials said in Beijing on Wednesday. "We've also pushed forward with family doctor services for average people, especially those key groups such as the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

School and community facilities help to promote kids' mental health

China Daily

China has strengthened the provision of psychological services for children and adolescents on campuses and in communities in recent years to promote the mental health of juveniles, a health official said on Monday. Li Dachuan, deputy director of the National Health Commission's Department of Medical Administration, said a national drive that started in 2018 has seen about 96 percent of …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Political advisors discuss teaching, research system in primary, middle schools

China Daily

Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, presides over a bi-weekly seminar held by the CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, capital of China, Sept 22, 2023. BEIJING -- Chinese national political advisors convened a bi-weekly seminar …

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1 year, 5 months ago

每日一词∣国家级医疗应急工作专家组 national-level expert medical emergency response teams

China Daily

国家卫生健康委7月6日宣布决定成立国家级医疗应急工作专家组。根据卫健委公布的消息，专家组涉及急诊医学科、重症医学科、骨科、流行病学等22个学科。 China's National Health Commission will establish a number of national-level expert medical emergency response teams, according to a statement released by the commission on July 6. The expert teams cover 22 medical disciplines, including emergency medicine, critical care medicine, orthopedic medicine and epidemiology, the statement said. 2023年7月6日上午，中国海军“和平方舟”号医院船在西太平洋某海域开展全要素、全流程海空立体医疗救护演练。这是医护人员搭乘舰载直升机接护“伤员”。（图片来源：新华社）【知识点】近年来，我国在新冠疫情防控中不断提升能力，积累经验，以快速响应、高效处置为目标，全面建立健全医疗应急预案体系，强化应急处置各环节工作，加强医疗应急基地、医疗应急队伍、医疗应急物资储备等各方面建设，初步建立起具有中国特色的医疗应急体系。在医疗应急队伍建设方面，国家卫生健康委会同财政部建成40支国家级医疗应急队伍，指导各省建立省、市、县三级医疗应急队伍6500支。两者共同形成我国突发事件医疗应急工作“核心力量”。为进一步发挥国家级专家在医疗应急工作中的技术支持和业务指导作用，切实提高医疗应急处置能力和水平，保障和维护人民群众生命安全和身体健康，根据工作需要，国家卫生健康委决定成立国家级医疗应急工作专家组。国家级医疗应急工作专家组主要职责是：受国家卫生健康委委托，对全国医疗应急能力和体系建设提供政策建议和专业技术支持；根据实际需要赴现场指导和参与突发事件的医疗应急和救治等工作；研究制订医疗应急管理和技术规范等；承担国家卫生健康委委托的其他工作。【重要讲话】要提高监测预警和应急反应能力、重大疫情救治能力、应急物资储备和保障能力、打击虚假信息能力、向发展中国家提供支持能力。 It is important that we enhance our …

1 year, 6 months ago

Steps taken to address youth mental health

China Daily

Sun Fang, a psychology teacher and counselor at a high school in Hubei province, interacts with students in class. The Central Committee of the Communist Youth League has offered professional psychological counseling services to young people across the nation to help ease day-today stress and guarantee sound physical and psychological development. The committee said that most of the demands from …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Officials carry out extensive field research

China Daily

Government officials and legislators carry out research at a job market in Qujing, Yunnan province, a home for the elderly in Nantong, Jiangsu province, and a neighborhood committee in Shanghai. JIANG WENYAO/XU CONGJUN/LIU YING/XINHUA New focus Zhang Lianqi, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said the world is undergoing …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Officials carry out extensive field research

China Daily

Government officials and legislators carry out research at a job market in Qujing, Yunnan province, a home for the elderly in Nantong, Jiangsu province, and a neighborhood committee in Shanghai. JIANG WENYAO/XU CONGJUN/LIU YING/XINHUA New focus Zhang Lianqi, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said the world is undergoing …

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1 year, 10 months ago

DGCA proposes measures for mental wellbeing of flight crew, air traffic controllers

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A circular will be issued to airlines and Airports Authority of India to put in place the necessary provisions to implement the recommendations, a senior DGCA official said New Delhi: To ensure mental wellbeing of flight crew and air traffic controllers, civil aviation watchdog DGCA has proposed various measures, including mental health assessment during the medical assessments and peer support …

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1 year, 10 months ago

China to make elderly care, domestic service sectors more standardized

China Daily

BEIJING, Feb. 2 -- Chinese authorities have issued a special action plan to improve the standardization of elderly care and domestic services to meet the growing market demand for elderly services and enhance the quality and scale of the home service sector. To improve the supply structure of elderly care and home services, the standard-setting work will focus on supporting …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Changing minds on mental health

China Daily

Wang Zhen, the deputy director of the Shanghai Mental Health Center, shares his research results with his colleagues. For the last 20 years, he has dedicated much of his time and effort toward a better understanding of this condition that has been labeled "the cancer of mental diseases" by the medical community concerning the long-term prognosis, low rate of full …

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2 years, 6 months ago

The voices of reason

China Daily

Ma Junwei, an operator at the Beijing 12355 hotline, gives a mental health awareness lecture to students at a rural women's training school in Beijing. Mental health service hotline operator Su Wei will never forget a call he received from a woman in Wuhan, Hubei province, when the city was mired in the battle against the first COVID-19 outbreak. He …

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2 years, 6 months ago

The voices of reason

China Daily

Ma Junwei, an operator at the Beijing 12355 hotline, gives a mental health awareness lecture to students at a rural women's training school in Beijing. Mental health service hotline operator Su Wei will never forget a call he received from a woman in Wuhan, Hubei province, when the city was mired in the battle against the first COVID-19 outbreak. He …

Beijing Wuhan Hotline

2 years, 7 months ago

Psychological health added to platform

China Daily

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY Resource provides students, teachers tools to deal with emotional issues The Smart Education of China online platform has added a psychological health section to help students and teachers better deal with emotional issues, the Ministry of Education said. The section has four online psychological courses produced by well-known universities and more than 200 short video tutorials on …

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2 years, 9 months ago

China's top political advisory body starts annual session

China Daily

The fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2022. China's top political advisory body started its annual session Friday afternoon in Beijing. Party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Project addresses adolescent mental health issues

China Daily

BEIJING－Hundreds of thousands of adolescents in China have benefited from a mental health service project co-initiated by the United Nations Children's Fund and the National Health Commission of China. Under this project, a service package has been delivered to trained counselors and teachers, to better guide them on how to tackle adolescent mental health issues. "Mental health issues not only …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Depression included in health checks of students

China Daily

Sun Fang, a psychology teacher and counselor at a high school in Hubei province, gives a lecture. China will include screening for depression in students' regular health checks to prevent psychological issues among them, the Ministry of Education said. In response to a proposal on preventing depression among students made this year by a member of the National Committee of …

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