On October 27, 2023, Beijing time, according to sources, Wu Zunyou, a well-known Chinese epidemiologist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and a member of the high-level expert group of the National Health Commission, died of illness at the age of 60.
Wu Zunyou is an outstanding representative of China's epidemiology, has long been engaged in epidemiological research and prevention and control, and has made outstanding contributions to the prevention and control of major infectious diseases and public health. He has served as the director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the deputy director of the National Health Commission, and is one of the important leaders in China's fight against major infectious diseases such as SARS and H1N1 influenza.
The news of Wu Zunyou's death has aroused widespread concern and mourning at home and abroad. Once in the epidemic, I worked hard to track the news of the epidemic for the country and the people. Called "three-year whitehead" experts.
Wu Zunyou's death is a great loss in the fields of Chinese epidemiology and public health, and his contribution will forever be recorded in history. We should remember his outstanding achievements, inherit his spirit, and make unremitting efforts to protect people's health and build a healthy China.
Wu Gong for thousands of years!