An article by
President Xi Jinping on building a strong public health system to
provide a guarantee for safeguarding the people's health will be
published Wednesday. The article by
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central
Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be
published in the 18th issue of the Qiushi Journal. The people's security is the cornerstone of national security, says the article. It says a
strong guarantee for safeguarding the people's health can only be
ensured by developing a strong public health system, improving the early
warning and response mechanisms, comprehensively enhancing the capacity
for prevention, control and treatment, and building a strong and solid
protection network. The article
calls for reforming the disease prevention and control system which
serves as an important guarantee for protecting the people's health and
public health security as well as maintaining economic and social
stability. It is
imperative to boost the early-stage epidemic monitoring and warning
capacity to improve the public health system, the article adds. Efforts are needed to improve the treatment system for major epidemics, it says. The article calls for advancing public health campaigns and improving public health laws and regulations. It also stresses giving full play to traditional Chinese medicine in the prevention and control of major epidemic diseases. The article
says science and technology underpin efforts to contain major epidemics.
"Major advances in science and technology concerning people's life and
safety and bio-security are of paramount importance for the country and
they must be kept in our own hands," it says. The article
further calls for strengthened international exchanges and cooperation
in health as well as joint efforts to build a global community of health
for all.
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