| 中华人民共和国国家卫生健康委员会 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guójiā Wèishēng Jiànkāng Wěiyuánhuì | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 19 March 2018; 7 years ago (2018-03-19) |
| Preceding agency | |
| Type | Constituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level executive department) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of China |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
| Minister responsible | |
| Parent agency | State Council |
| Website | en |
TheNational Health Commission (NHC) is acabinet-level executive department of theState Council of the People's Republic of China which is responsible for formulating national health policies.[2] It was formed on 19 March 2018. The ministry is headquartered inBeijing. 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 theNational Health and Family Planning Commission.
Throughout most of PRC's rule since 1954, the national health portfolio has been the responsibility of theMinistry of Health; superseded in 2013 by theNational Health and Family Planning Commission.
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 thedeepening the reform of the Party and state institutions.
China is a member of the World Health Organization.[3] 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.[3]
The National Health Commission supervises medical providers.[4]: 140
The commission has a role in providingforeign aid through its coordination of China's overseas medical teams.[5]: 73
In December 2020, the National Health Commission issued additional policies to combat fraud and corruption in healthcare.[4]: 146 As part of its campaigns against fraud, inspections of 627,000 medical institutions were conducted, resulting in 26,100 people being sanctioned and the recovery of 22,310 million yuan.[4]: 146
The commission is the lead agency in mainland China coordinating the national efforts to combat theCOVID-19 pandemic.[6]
On 11 February 2020, in order to manage the ongoing health crisis, the following changes were announced[7] by the NHC:
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."[8]
The following agencies directly report to the commission.
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