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Passengers at Hankou railway station in Wuhan, China, on 22 January 2020, the day before the government locked down the city. Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua/Eyevine/Redux
China overhauls its public health bureaucracy
May. 18, 2021 , 3:35 PM
The Chinese government, roundly criticized at home and abroad for its initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic, appears to have taken some lessons from that crisis. On 13 May, it announced an overhaul of its public health bureaucracy, centered on the creation of a new national agency that will report directly to China’s State Council. On paper, at least, the new structure should help bypass the layers of bureaucracy that stymied the timely flow of information from local authorities in Wuhan and Hebei province to top national officials in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak.
Britt A. Glaunsinger, Ph.D., Professor, Virology & Molecular Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, and
Dr. Xinzhen Yang, M.D., Ph.D., Independent Professional Consultant for the Gerson Lehman Group and former Director of Viral Vaccines / Program Lead of the HCMV Vaccine Program at Pfizer Inc.
“We are delighted to launch our Vaccine Advisory Board with these impressive scientists as charter members,” said Michael H. Tardugno, Celsion’s chairman, president and chief executive officer. “We view Drs. Glaunsinger’s and Yang’s agreement to advise us on the development of our TheraPlas technology-based PLACCINE DNA vaccine platform for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and other dangerous viruses as a vote of confidence in our technology. We look forward to adding more talented individuals to this advisory board, as well as to making key internal hires as we advance this promising platform.”
An integrated model for evaluation of maternal health care in China
Qianlong Zhao ,
Fulun Li,
Aishu Li, Roles Software
Affiliation Child and Adolescent Physical Examination and Health Management Center, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China ⨯
Qian Li Roles Formal analysis
Affiliation Child and Adolescent Physical Examination and Health Management Center, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China ⨯
An integrated model for evaluation of maternal health care in China
Qianlong Zhao,
Abstract
In recent years, in the context of China’s continuous medical and health reforms, the health status of Chinese women and children has been significantly improved through the continuous efforts of staff at all levels of maternal and child health care institutions. Many indicators in maternal health care have improved significantly, but the speed and magnitude of changes have varied. The purpose of this study is to evalua