China press releases

The new WHO Injection Safety Guidelines released in Chinese language
22 December 2011 - Excerpt in English

China's all-out fight against polio: immunizing over 9 million
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WHO's governing body reviews state of preventable diseases in the Western Pacific
13 October 2011 - MANILA—The World Health Organization's governing body in the Western Pacific today reviewed how the Region is faring with regard to three dangerous infectious diseases: measles, hepatitis B and polio. ...

Frequently Asked Questions about Wild Poliovirus Confirmed in China
30 August 2011 -  On 26 August 2011, The Ministry of Health, China, informed WHO that wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) had been isolated from four young children, aged between four months and two years, with onset of pa ...

China celebrates first World Hepatitis Day
28 July 2011 - BEIJING --- China celebrated its first World Hepatitis Day today. At WHO's World Health Assembly in 2010, Member States unanimously adopted a resolution calling for concerted action to address the iss ...

Securing the gains: How international collaboration can protect polio-free areas
27 July 2011 - "The polio virus is a dangerous enemy and does not recognize international borders. We need intercountry and interregional collaboration for the best possible surveillance and immunization activities. ...

China joins Western Pacific Region in Launching Vaccination Week to Enhance Child Immunization
25 April 2011 - China joins the World Health Organization's Western Pacific Regional Office in launching vaccination week today.

State Food and Drug Administration gets WHO approval for vaccine regulatory system
1 March 2011 - BEIJING – China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has been shown to comply with international standards for vaccine regulation. This could eventually open the door for vaccines produced in C ...

Guizhou paves way for measles elimination
9 February 2011 - GUIYANG, China, January 2011 – Mention Guizhou, and many Chinese will cite a popular local saying roughly translated as: "The sky does not stay clear for three days, the land does not lay flat for thr ...

Despite substantial progress, lapses threaten regional immunization goals
14 October 2010 - Putrajaya, Malaysia, 14 October 2010—The World Health Organization (WHO) today warned that despite substantial progress in controlling vaccine-preventable diseases in the Western Pacific Region, goals ...

Measles vaccination campaign to benefit nearly 100 million Chinese children
1 September 2010 - Nearly 100 million children across China will be vaccinated against measles from 11-20 September in one of the world's biggest such public health undertakings to date. The nationwide campaign will pro ...

WHO urges China's children to vaccinate against measles, hepatitis B
22 April 2010 - BEIJING, People's Republic of China – The World Health Organization today urged Chinese parents to protect their children against early death and long-term liver problems by taking up measles and hepa ...

Hepatitis B
22 April 2010 - Key facts · Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver, causing both acute and chronic disease. · The virus is transmitted through contact with the blood or other body fluids of an infe ...

Measles
22 April 2010 - Key facts · Measles is one of the leading causes of death among young children even though a safe and cost-effective vaccine is available. · In 2008, there were 164 000 measles deaths globally – ne ...

Measles Initiative Supports Disease Prevention for Children in China's Earthquake Zone - Providing life-saving immunization in aftermath of earthquake
10 November 2008 - Washington, DC, United States — The Measles Initiative is supporting the government of the People's Republic of China in providing measles vaccines to more than 7.3 million children, implementing addi ...

Immunization against diseases of public health importance
Excerpt in English

Speeches

Remarks by Dr Mukundan Pillay, Senior Program Management Officer of WHO China, at the launching ceremony of China's vaccination week 2011
25 April 2011
Beijing China

90th Anniversary of NVSI and CNBG 2009 Vaccine Development ForumSpeech by WHO China Representative Dr Michael O'Leary
18 October 2009
Beijing, China

Remarks for Opening Session of 2nd Biennial Meeting of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association by Dr. Stephen C. Hadler
4 November 2006
Beijing, China

Speech by Henk Bekedam, WHO Representative in China,
On the Inauguration of the MoH/WHO/Luxembourg Cold Chain and Strengthening Routine Immunization Service Quality Project In Qinghai, China
12 May 2004
Xining, China

Speech by Dr Henk Bekedam, WHO Representative China At the Seminar on Procurement of EPI Vaccines for the International Market
8 November 2002
The Great Wall Sheraton Hotel, Beijing