What are the major events in the field of health in December? An article combing

In December, at the end of the year, the field of health and health must compete for every second, and the overall planning of various tasks. Precise epidemic prevention people first, adhere to the "external prevention of import, internal prevention of rebound" general strategy and "dynamic clearance" general policy unswerving; scientific epidemic prevention is not slackened, the number of new crown vaccines in the whole process of vaccination exceeded 1.2 billion; solidly promote the study and education of party history, to help the high-quality development of health and health undertakings; to enhance the capacity of grass-roots medical services, build a solid rural revitalization health defense line; strengthen cooperation and work together to fight the epidemic, build a community of human health and health... In the extraordinary month of December, what are some major events in the field of health that have left a mark on your heart? An article combing

01

Precise epidemic prevention people first

Adhere to the general strategy of "external prevention of import, internal prevention of rebound" and the general policy of "dynamic clearance" without wavering

It's the end of the year, and two festivals are approaching. The prevention and control of the epidemic during the New Year's Day and Spring Festival is related to the successful holding of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the safety and tranquility of the festival. The joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council held a video conference call on December 7, and the meeting emphasized that General Secretary Xi Jinping personally commanded the deployment of epidemic prevention and control work, determined the general strategy of "external prevention of import, internal prevention and rebound" and the general policy of "dynamic clearance", and China's prevention and control has achieved the greatest results at the smallest cost. Vice Premier Sun Chunlan pointed out that the current international epidemic situation is severe and complex, and the focus of China's epidemic prevention and control is to guard the national gate and prevent the import of foreign countries, and it is necessary to set up a special class for port prevention and control, strengthen the prevention and control work at the grass-roots level, and ensure that the people live well in the "two festivals". Ma Xiaowei, director of the National Health Commission, said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency on December 1 that the "dynamic zeroing" prevention and control strategy is the "magic weapon" for China to control the epidemic, and adhering to the supremacy of the people and the supremacy of life is the fundamental starting point and foothold of all our prevention and control measures. At this stage, we will still adhere to the "dynamic clearance" strategy. The joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council has successively issued the Notice on Strengthening the Prevention and Control of the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic in Port Cities and the Work Plan for the Prevention and Control of the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic during the New Year's Day and Spring Festival in 2022, which put forward specific requirements for building a solid defense line against "foreign defense input", coordinating all work during the festival, and ensuring epidemic prevention and control during the Winter Olympics.

02

Scientific epidemic prevention is not slackened

More than 1.2 billion people have been vaccinated against COVID-19

Since December, the epidemic in Xi'an, Guangxi and other places has broken out, and the current round of epidemics has spread to more than 10 districts (counties) caused by the epidemic abroad, and the situation of prevention and control is complex and severe. On December 19, Vice Premier Sun Chunlan went to Xi'an to investigate and guide the prevention and control of the epidemic, going deep into the community, nucleic acid sampling points, isolation sites, etc., to understand the situation of nucleic acid screening, circulation investigation, and community sealing and control. Sun Chunlan stressed that it is necessary to take more resolute and decisive measures and strengthen confidence in controlling the spread of the epidemic as soon as possible. Director Ma Xiaowei went to Xi'an City on December 20 to supervise and inspect the epidemic prevention and control work, and learned more about the control of the sealed community, the preparation of the master's degree admissions examination, and the closed-loop management of the isolated hotel. Ma Xiaowei called for strict sealing of households, staying at home, providing door-to-door services, and strengthening the monitoring of public health and nucleic acid testing.

In the prevention and control of the epidemic, the party group of the National Health Commission resolutely strengthened its responsibility and sent a working group at the first time to guide the local epidemic disposal work. The joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council held 4 press conferences to make an authoritative interpretation of scientific and accurate epidemic prevention and control and vaccination. In the face of the newly emerging new coronavirus Olmi kerong variant, the National Health Commission for the first time to provide authoritative answers to the epidemic situation, transmission power, public daily protection and other issues of Aomi Kerong. At the same time, the National Health Commission actively promotes the vaccination of the elderly aged 60 and above with the new crown, and invites relevant experts to carry out scientific publicity. As of December 28, a total of 2.795716 million doses of covid-19 vaccine have been reported nationwide, of which 464.676 million doses have been given to people aged 3 to 17, the total number of vaccinations has reached 1.2 billion and 599.967 million, covering 89.37% of the total population of the country, and 1.207413 million people have been vaccinated, accounting for 85.64% of the total population.

03

World AIDS Day themed events were held

Promote the popularization of health knowledge

1 December is the thirty-fourth World AIDS Day. Premier Li Keqiang made important instructions on the prevention and treatment of AIDS, pointing out that it is necessary to adhere to the principle of giving priority to prevention and coordinating medical prevention and control, and continuously improve the ability and level of AIDS prevention and treatment. Vice Premier Sun Chunlan attended the publicity activity on the theme of "Life First, Ending AIDS, And Equality in Health" and stressed that it is necessary to adhere to comprehensive measures, strengthen disease prevention and control, and strive to eliminate the impact of AIDS on people's health. Goodwill Ambassador peng Liyuan of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control sent a message to the students of Linfen Red Ribbon School through video at the 2021 World AIDS Day theme activity and the 10th anniversary of Linfen Red Ribbon School.

At the same time, in order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and promote the popularization of health knowledge, the National Health Commission, the Central Propaganda Department and other four ministries and commissions jointly organized the "Health Knowledge Popularization Action - 2021 New Era Health Science Popularization Works Collection Competition". A total of 308 outstanding works in 5 categories, such as performance, video and audio, were selected, and 672 works were shortlisted; 33 outstanding organizational units and 15 special contribution units were selected. It aims to guide the public to develop a civilized, healthy, green and environmentally friendly lifestyle, and continuously meet the growing demand for health knowledge from the people. On December 22, the State Press and Publication Administration announced the 2021 China Newspaper Industry Deep Integration Development Innovation Case, which was selected by the "Healthy China" government affairs new media platform supervised by the National Health Commission and sponsored by The Health Newspaper, and was awarded the "Media + Government Service Business Category" Excellent Case.

04

Solidly promote the study and education of party history

Contribute to the high-quality development of health and health undertakings

On December 13, the party group of the National Health Commission held a meeting to convey the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference. The meeting stressed that it is necessary to deeply grasp the principles and requirements of doing a good job in economic work next year, correctly understand and grasp the direction of high-quality development of health and health undertakings, optimize the balanced layout of high-quality medical resources, implement the three-child birth policy, unswervingly grasp the epidemic prevention and control work, and further promote the healthy China action. On December 20 and 28, the National Health Commission held the opening training and "face-to-face lecture hall" activity of studying and implementing the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The meeting stressed that all party members and cadres should draw wisdom and strength from the party's century-old struggle, take history as a mirror, create the future, immerse themselves in hard work, move forward with courage and determination, effectively transform the learning results into practical actions to promote the high-quality development of health and health work, and strive to take the road of catching up with the examination in the new era.

05

Enhance the capacity of primary medical services

Build a solid line of defense for rural revitalization and health

In order to continuously improve the capacity of grass-roots medical services and improve the well-being of the people's livelihood, in December, the leaders of the National Health Commission led a team to go to the grass-roots level, petition the people's feelings, and send health, and successively went to Shanxi, Hebei, and Fujian to investigate and guide the local deepening of medical reform, health emergency, health services, and the prevention and control of the epidemic and medical and health security of the Winter Olympics, emphasizing that all provinces and cities should make overall plans for epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, learn and make good use of Sanming's medical reform experience, and accelerate the construction of a close-knit county medical community. On December 29, the Secretariat of the Leading Group for Medical Reform of the State Council issued the Notice on The Implementation of the Opinions on Deepening the Experience of Sanming City in Fujian Province and deepening the Implementation of the Reform of the Medical and Health System, proposing to establish a monitoring and evaluation mechanism for the in-depth promotion of the experience of Sanming medical reform and regularly understand the progress of work in various places. It aims to promote the balanced layout of high-quality medical resources, and accelerate the solution of serious diseases in the province, the solution of common diseases and multiple diseases in cities and counties, and the solution of minor diseases such as headaches and brain fever in rural areas.

On December 6, the National Health Commission and the National Rural Revitalization Bureau issued the Action Plan for The Promotion of Health in Poverty Alleviation Areas (2021-2025), which requires that by the end of the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the health literacy level of residents in poverty-alleviated areas will be increased by no less than 5 percentage points compared with the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan period. The national health system assistance to Xinjiang teleconference held in Beijing on December 9 stressed the need to promote the expansion and balanced development of Xinjiang's high-quality medical resources and consolidate the results of poverty alleviation; the 2021 video conference on consolidating and expanding the achievements of health poverty alleviation and the effective connection between rural revitalization held in Beijing on December 22 pointed out that it is necessary to adjust and optimize health poverty alleviation policies and measures, continuously improve the health level of rural people, and provide a solid health guarantee for rural revitalization.

06

Strengthen cooperation and join hands to fight the epidemic

Build a community of human health

In recent years, China has actively carried out international cooperation against the epidemic, advocated strengthening global public health security governance, and promoted the construction of a community of human health. At the 10th Global Conference on Health Promotion held on December 13, Vice Premier Sun Chunlan pointed out in a video message that China is willing to work with the international community to deepen cooperation in the field of health and make greater contributions to promoting global health equity and building a community of human health. The second special session of the World Health Assembly was held from November 29 to December 1, with a Chinese delegation composed of the National Health Commission, the National Bureau of Disease Control and other units and experts attending, and China firmly supports WHO to play a leading role in global health governance and is willing to work with the international community to build a community with a shared future for mankind.

07

Actively create an atmosphere of respect for the elderly and love for children

Effectively protect the "one old and one small"

Actively responding to the aging of China's population is related to the overall situation of national development and the well-being of hundreds of millions of people. On December 24, Ma Xiaowei published a signed article in the People's Daily entitled "Go All Out to Promote the High-quality Development of Aging Work in the New Era", which emphasized that it is necessary to fully and accurately grasp the scientific connotation and spiritual essence of the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on aging work, accelerate the improvement of the three major systems of "social security, old-age services and health support", and promote the high-quality development of aging work in the new era. The New Office of the State Council held a press conference on December 9 to interpret the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Strengthening the Work on the Elderly in the New Era." The meeting pointed out that it is necessary to integrate the concept of "positive aging concept and healthy aging" into the whole process of economic and social development, and enhance the sense of gain, happiness and security of the majority of the elderly.

Maternal and child health is the premise and foundation for promoting the construction of a healthy China and improving the quality of the birth population. On December 22, the National Health Commission issued the Guiding Opinions on Improving the Birth Registration System, focusing on the three aspects of streamlining registration matters, optimizing related services, and strengthening population monitoring. On December 14, the National Health Commission and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine issued the "Notice on Carrying out the Pilot Work on the Prevention and Control of Myopia in Children and Adolescents with Appropriate Techniques for Traditional Chinese Medicine", requiring medical and health institutions and schools in the pilot areas to promote the use of appropriate traditional Chinese medicine technologies such as ear acupuncture pills to prevent and control myopia in children and adolescents. On December 14, the National Health Commission and other 12 departments jointly launched the "Bring Love Home - Send the Law home and let the children grow up healthily" 2022 winter vacation child care service activities in Beijing, which will guide parents to assume the main responsibility for family education in accordance with the law, organize children to sing, move, and draw together, welcome the Winter Olympics together, and go beautiful together. The Plenary Committee of the Second Children's Drug Use Expert Committee of the National Health Commission was held in Beijing on December 17, and the meeting requested that the relevant departments of the whole system focus on clarifying the basic concept of children's drug use and other 6 tasks, and promote the supply guarantee of children's drugs to a new level.

08

Continuously improve disease prevention and control capabilities

Guarantee medical quality and medical safety

Improving the ability to prevent and treat various diseases, ensuring medical quality and medical safety are important foundations and components of the construction of a healthy China. The 2021 China Rare Disease Conference was held online on December 18, and the meeting pointed out that the first batch of 121 rare diseases issued by the National Health Commission and relevant departments provided an important reference for various departments to carry out rare disease prevention and treatment. In the next step, it is necessary to clarify the working principles, improve medical services, and continue to promote the work related to rare diseases. On December 20, the National Health Commission and 17 other departments jointly issued the "National Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Plan (2021-2025)", which clarified that by 2025, 8 work tasks such as a more perfect occupational health governance system and a significant improvement in occupational disease hazards will be completed. On December 20, the National Health Commission issued the "Guidelines for the Construction and Management of Intravenous Drug Dispensing Centers (Trial)", emphasizing that the static dispensing centers should be uniformly managed by the pharmacy department, and the Pharmaceutical Affairs Management and Pharmacotherapeutics Committee of medical institutions is responsible for organizing their supervision and inspection. On December 28, the National Health Commission issued the "Guidelines for the Clinical Application of New Anti-tumor Drugs (2021 Edition)", which requires that the clinical application of anti-tumor drugs must follow the drug instructions and cannot be used arbitrarily beyond the indications.

Source: Compiled by Health Newspaper

Editor: Yang Minghao