China to reform public health response and disease prevention system
2020-05-10 07:12:02 source：CGTN
May 9, 2020
China will improve its public health response system, disease prevention and control system, as well as the medical insurance and relief system to address the weaknesses exposed during the novel coronavirus outbreak, a senior health official said on Saturday.
"This coronavirus epidemic is a big test for our country's governance and governing ability, and it exposed the weak links in how we address major epidemic and the public health system," Li Bin, vice minister of the China National Health Commission, said at a press conference on the 2019 proposals raised by members of the country's top political advisory body the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
The commission intends to build an efficient chain of command to speed up responses whenever a public health emergency occurs, according to Li.
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