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Daily Antiretroviral Pill Found To Protect Healthy From AIDS Transmission

Free Antiretroviral Therapy for Citizens Living with HIV/AIDS in China

Jun 26, 2016 05:15 AM EDT

China will be offering free antiretroviral therapy for citizens suffering from HIV/AIDS, the country's top health authority announced.

China is negotiating with pharmaceutical firms to lower medicines indicated for cancer and other major illnesses by half

China Negotiates with Pharma Firms to Halve Prices of Patented, Imported Drugs

Charissa Echavez |

Mar 12, 2016 06:29 PM EST

The National Health and Family Planning Commission of China is trying to negotiate with pharmaceutical firms to slash the prices of five drugs which are used to treat cancer and other major diseases. This is part of a pilot program to reduce healthcare cost for patients, the head of the commission Li Bin, said on Tuesday.

Beijing Issues Red Alert On Air Pollution For The First Time

China's Health Commission Allocates More Resources for Children's Health

J.B. Cach |

Mar 09, 2016 10:00 AM EST

China's National Health and Family Planning Commission has announced that over the next five years, more resources will be allocated for children's healthcare.

China encourages employers with pneumoconiosis-prone field to continuously assess its patients

China Encourages Employers to Conduct Routine Assessment for Pneumoconiosis

Charissa Echavez |

Jan 22, 2016 06:42 AM EST

Chinese health officials have cautioned companies in pneumoconiosis-prone fields to continuously assess their employees and make sure proper treatment is sought when the disease is diagnosed. A report released in December showed that there were nearly 27,000 new cases in 2014, that is 16-fold higher compared with the previous years.

Chinese women seeking employment in a job fair in northeast China

Female Jobseekers in China Face Prejudice Following Second-Child Policy

Charissa Echavez |

Nov 22, 2015 04:21 AM EST

As one of the biggest job fairs was held in northeast China, women looking for employment raised concern over the recently mandated two-child policy. Over 40,000 jobs from more than 750 companies like Shougang and Toyota, were offered at the fair.

11 Million Chinese Couples are Eligible for a Second Child – But Only 13 Percent Show Interest

Benjie Batanes |

Jul 11, 2015 07:02 AM EDT

More than 11 million couples in China are eligible to have a second child, but only 13 percent or one and a half million of them have shown interest as of June 1, according to a government report.

China Continues Its Battle Against Malnutrition

Phenny Lynn Palec‏ |

Jul 02, 2015 07:59 AM EDT

The National Health and Family Planning Commission or the NHFPC released the report about the 2015 Chinese nutrition as well as chronic diseases during the press conference.

China Investigates 6,800 Illegal Abortions, Gender Tests in Crackdown

Michael A. Katz |

Dec 29, 2014 03:09 PM EST

The Chinese government has dealt with more than 6,800 cases of illegal fetus gender testes and in abortions in little more than one year, China's National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) revealed on Monday.

1,281 Chinese Dead from Disease Last Month; AIDS kills Most

Robert Sarkanen |

May 09, 2014 08:51 AM EDT

The National Health and Family Planning Commission of China announced on Thursday: 1,281 people died of infectious diseases in mainland China just last month.