Pediatrician Yang Yang checks a child at Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center in Guangdong province in January. ZHANG ZIWANG/FOR CHINA DAILY The National Health Commission will step up efforts to improve local pediatric healthcare and enhance the role of information technologies, in a move to deal with straining pediatric services across the country. In a statement posted on its website recently, the commission replied to a political adviser who suggested more medical resources be channeled to address issues in pediatric services, which feature long waits and insufficient time for face-to-face consultations. Methods proposed by the adviser include encouraging child patients to make their first consultations for a new illness at a community-level clinic, and to establish a digital platform that shares information on medical appointments and test results between different levels of medical institutions. In response, the commission said new services have been launched in recent years to reduce waiting hours and avoid long queues formed at hospitals. High-level hospitals across the country are now offering appointments that enable patients to take time slots for a range of examinations via websites, mobile phones or apps, it said. Meanwhile, a preliminary system dedicated to promote remote health care services has been established, which so far covers at least 22 provinces, 1,800 counties and 13,000 medical institutions in China. With the advancement of digital services in the medical sector, 4,100 hospitals are now able to push notifications and offer information to target patients, and 27,77 medical institutions now accept mobile payments. The next step, according to the commission, will see an increasing amount of resources invested in medical services targeting children, such as establishing more pediatric departments at smaller medical institutions and to improve services of existing pediatric hospitals. Information technology also is expected to play a larger role, as the commission will push for a higher proportion of online appointments and spread knowledge on disease prevention and healthcare through digital platforms. what are the thick rubber bracelets calledfree rubber braceletspersonalized bracelets for girlfriendrelationship braceletscustomize bracelets
BEIJING - Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli on Sunday urged more efforts to build the Xiongan New Area into a model for promoting high-quality development across the country.Zhang made the remarks at a meeting in Beijing on advancing the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.New measures should be formulated as soon as possible to promote Xiongan's reform and opening-up, Zhang said at the meeting.A number of fundamental projects shall be launched in a timely manner in order to lay a good foundation for the construction of the new area, he said.Every inch of land in the new area shall be clearly planned before starting construction, said Zhang.The pivotal goal is phasing out non-capital functions from Beijing, he said, authorities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region must step up coordination.Xiongan needs outstanding talent, both domestic and foreign, the vice-premier said.China should formulate an investment and financing plan for the Xiongan New Area and continue with property, industry and population management, according to Zhang.On Thursday, senior leaders of the Communist Party of China agreed that building the new area is a historic project after hearing a report on the progress of developing a general plan for Xiongan.The area, established in April 2017, is a new economic zone about 100 kilometers Southwest of Beijing in Hebei province. It is the third new area of national significance after the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and the Shanghai Pudong New Area.
