China to Strengthen Public Health System Development

A staff member teaches a woman and a girl how to disinfect their hands while waiting to be registered at the new transit hub venue in the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, on March 25, 2020. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

BEIJING - China will strengthen the development of the public health system, according to a government work report submitted Friday to the national legislature for deliberation.

The report stressed improving the direct-reporting and early warning systems for infectious diseases, increasing spending on vaccines, drugs and fast testing technologies, increasing mobile labs and strengthening the supply of emergency materials, among others.