Li Keqiang: continue to control AIDS in China at a low epidemic level

Source: Xinhua Daily Telegraph 2016-11-30 the first plenary session of the inter ministerial joint meeting of the State Council on the prevention and control of major diseases and the third meeting of the State Council's Working Committee on the prevention and control of AIDS were held in Beijing on November 29 Li Keqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, made important instructions The instructions pointed out that strengthening the prevention and control of major diseases such as AIDS is a strong guarantee for the health and life safety of the people The CPC Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the prevention and control of AIDS During the 12th Five Year Plan period, with the joint efforts of all regions, departments and the whole society, remarkable achievements have been made in the prevention and control work, which should be fully affirmed During the 13th Five Year Plan period, we should focus on the key and difficult issues in AIDS prevention and control, and promote the UN 2030 At the end of the year, we will conclude the agenda for sustainable development of AIDS epidemic, pay more attention to prevention first, combination of prevention and treatment, and comprehensive treatment We will effectively improve the pertinence of publicity and education, the effectiveness of comprehensive intervention, the accessibility of testing and consultation, and the standardization of follow-up services We will comprehensively implement policies and measures such as blood nucleic acid testing, prevention of mother to child transmission, and treatment and rescue, ensure funds for prevention and treatment, and speed up drug development We will deepen international cooperation, give full play to social organizations and volunteers, continue to control the prevalence of AIDS in China at a low level, and make new contributions to the construction of a healthy China and the improvement of the people's health Liu Yandong, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice premier of the State Council, attended the meeting and made a speech She stressed that we should implement the spirit of Premier Li Keqiang's important instructions, follow the overall plan of healthy China Construction, implement the spirit of the national health and health conference, adhere to the guidelines of health and health work in the new era, establish the concept of big health and big health, improve the prevention and control mechanism and service system, focus on prevention, joint prevention and control, and comprehensively improve the prevention and control level of major diseases and infectious diseases The public health and safety barrier with Chinese characteristics can effectively safeguard the health and well-being of the people and ensure the sustainable economic and social development Liu Yandong pointed out that with the great attention of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council and the joint efforts of all parties, the prevention and control of major and infectious diseases has achieved remarkable results With the purpose of maintaining people's health, we should improve the working pattern of government leading, department cooperation, social participation, and combination of special and group work, promote close coordination between public health institutions and medical institutions, deepen the close combination of medical reform and legal governance, increase investment, pool efforts, and guard the health defense line She stressed that comprehensive intervention should be carried out for AIDS, publicity and education of key groups should be strengthened, service levels such as testing and follow-up should be improved, prevention and control achievements should be consolidated, and the quality of life of those infected should be improved We should strengthen the comprehensive prevention and control of chronic diseases such as cancer, hypertension and diabetes, advocate a healthy and civilized lifestyle, strengthen early screening, early detection, promote early diagnosis and early treatment, and accelerate the transformation from disease treatment to health management We should strengthen the source control of tuberculosis, schistosomiasis and endemic diseases, strengthen the prevention and emergency intervention of high-risk areas and key groups, do a good job in the prevention and control of acute infectious diseases this winter and next spring, and organize a guarantee network for epidemic monitoring and rapid disposal We need to implement health poverty alleviation projects, give full play to the joint efforts of financial subsidies, medical insurance, serious illness insurance and medical assistance systems, increase assistance to poor patients, and reduce the burden on the masses We need to implement the 2030 agenda for sustainable development of the United Nations, strengthen international health cooperation, effectively respond to health threats such as cross-border spread of infectious diseases, and enhance China's influence in the prevention and control of major global diseases At the meeting, the 13th five year plan for the prevention and control of AIDS, tuberculosis, schistosomiasis and endemic diseases and the medium and long term plan for the prevention and control of chronic diseases were considered.