National Health Commission

The National Health Commission (NHC) is a cabinet-level executive department of the State 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 in Beijing. 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 the National Health and Family Planning Commission.

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National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China
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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Formed	19 March 2018; 7 years ago (2018-03-19)
Preceding agency	National Health and Family Planning Commission
Type	Constituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level executive department)
Jurisdiction	Government of China
Headquarters	Beijing
Minister responsible	Lei Haichao^[1], Head
Parent agency	State Council
Website	en.nhc.gov.cn

History

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Throughout most of PRC's rule since 1954, the national health portfolio has been the responsibility of the Ministry of Health; superseded in 2013 by the National Health and Family Planning Commission.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 the deepening 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 commission has a role in providing foreign aid through its coordination of China's overseas medical teams.^[4]^: 73

2020 coronavirus epidemic

The commission is the lead agency in mainland China coordinating the national efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5]

On 11 February 2020, in order to manage the ongoing health crisis, the following changes were announced^[6] by the NHC:

Zhang Jin, chief of the Hubei health commission, was replaced by Wang Hesheng, the deputy director of China National Health Commission.
Liu Yingzi, director of the Hubei health commission, was replaced by Wang Hesheng.

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."^[7]

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National Health Commission

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