National Health and Family Planning Commission

The National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of the People's Republic of China was a cabinet-level executive department 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. In March 2018, the ministry was dissolved and its functions were integrated into the new agency called the National Health Commission.[1]

National Health and Family Planning Commission
of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国国家卫生和计划生育委员会
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
Guójiā Wèishēng Hé Jìhuà Shēngyù Wěiyuánhuì
Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Agency overview
FormedMarch 2013
Preceding agencies
DissolvedMarch 2018
Superseding agency
  • National Health Commission
TypeConstituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level executive department)
Jurisdiction China
HeadquartersBeijing
Minister responsible
  • Li Bin, Minister in charge of the National Health and Family Planning Commission
Parent agencyState Council
Websitewww.nhfpc.gov.cn

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: [2]

  • 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

List of Ministers
Minister in charge of the National Health and Family Planning Commission
№NameTook officeLeft office
1Li Bin16 March 2013March 2018
2 Ma Xiaowei March 2018 present

See also

References
  1. Deng, Shasha. "China to merge health ministry, family planning commission". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2013-03-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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