Feb 18 (PTI) China has called for intensified efforts and greater supervision to curb corruption in the country''s hospitals and medical institutions. Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu said efforts should be made to effectively prevent and control...

Chen called on the health administrative authorities and officials to step up supervision over medical workers' practices and the operations of both public and private hospitals, a statement published on the website of the Ministry of Health said...

Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's Health Minister Chen Zhu has called for intensified efforts to investigate and curb commercial bribery in the country's hospitals and medical institutions. Chen called on the health administrative authorities and officials to...

(CHGE7) plans to expand its list of essential drugs to 800 to cover diseases such as cancer this year, and prices for pharmaceuticals may fall further, Health Minister Chen Zhu said. China, which in 2009 introduced the current roster of 307 drugs that...

Food-related use of banned pesticides, veterinary medicine, and illegal additives, will also be targeted, said Chen, referring to key tasks of food safety risk control for 2012. Meanwhile, the country will increase monitoring of radiation levels in...

Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- China will tighten food safety risk monitoring on dairy and meat products, as well as food additives and alcohol this year, according to Health Minister Chen Zhu. Food-related use of banned pesticides, veterinary medicine, and...

Law enforcement authorities closed more than 5,000 enterprises involved in food safety crimes and also gave administrative punishments to government officials for misconduct related to the cases. Health Minister Chen Zhu admitted on Wednesday that...

Law enforcement authorities closed more than 5,000 enterprises involved in food safety crimes and also gave administrative punishments to government officials for misconduct related to the cases. Health Minister Chen Zhu admitted on Wednesday that...

Law enforcement authorities closed more than 5,000 enterprises involved in food safety crimes and also gave administrative punishments to government officials for misconduct related to the cases. Health Minister Chen Zhu admitted on Wednesday that...

Law enforcement authorities closed more than 5,000 enterprises involved in crimes that jeopardized food safety, and also gave administrative punishments to government officials for misconduct relating to the cases. Health Minister Chen Zhu admitted...

Coverage in urban areas reached 89 percent last year, while national overall coverage reached 95 percent, Chen said at a national work conference, citing records in 2003 when only 55 percent of urban citizens and 21 percent of rural citizens were covered.

Government spending on health care grew to 28.6 percent of the budget in 2010, Chen said at a national work conference. China has devoted more effort to the creation of health care services in rural areas, Chen said. "People show more trust in primary...

Now some Chinese officials are pushing back against the political confinements. Prodded by academics, activists and former patients, China's National People's Congress is discussing what would be the country's first ever mental health law. Minister of...

Chen called on the public to join blood donation after donating blood plasma at the Beijing Red Cross Blood Center on Sunday, the fifth time since he took office in 2007. Blood plasma is needed to make blood products like prothrombin complex which is...