National Health and Family Planning Commission

Updated on Dec 03, 2024

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Formed 2013 Minister responsible Li Bin, Chairperson		Headquarters Beijing Parent agency State Council

Preceding agencies National Population and Family Planning CommissionMinistry of Health Jurisdiction People's Republic of China

National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHFPC) is the executive agency under the State Council which is responsible for providing information, raising health awareness and education, family planning, ensuring the accessibility of health services, monitoring the quality of health services provided to citizens and visitors in the mainland, population and family planning in the People's Republic of China.

History

The Ministry is created from the former Ministry of Health and National Population and Family Planning Commission. This was announced at the 2013 National People's Congress.

Since 16 March 2013, the commission is headed by Li Bin.

Functions and responsibilities

The commission reports directly to the State Council. Its functions include:

Drafting laws, regulations, plans and policies related to public health

Formulating policies for maternity and child-care programs

Overseeing disease prevention and treatment

Controlling the spread of epidemics

Supervising blood collection

Reforming medical institutions

Overseeing state hospitals

Drawing up medical science and technology development projects

Setting quality standards for foods and cosmetics

Overseeing medical education and setting related standards

Controlling the Beijing Medical College and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; and

Overseeing the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Population control

Family planning

References

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