National Health and Family Planning Commission

National Health andFamily Planning Commission
of the People's Republic of China
Agency overview
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
Formed	2013
Preceding agencies	National Population and Family Planning Commission Ministry of Health
Jurisdiction	People's Republic of China
Headquarters	Beijing
Minister responsible	Li Bin, Chairperson
Parent agency	State Council
Website	www.nhfpc.gov.cn

National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHFPC) is the executive agency 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.^[1]

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 Commissioners

№	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Li Bin	16 March 2013	Incumbent

References

↑ Deng, Shasha. "China to merge health ministry, family planning commission". Xinhua. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
↑ http://www.casy.org/Chindoc/mohprofile.htm

External links

State Council of the People's Republic of China

Incumbent (12th): Li Keqiang Government

State Council (Cabinet)
(Plenary meeting) members

Executive meeting	Premier Vice Premiers State Councillors Secretary-General

General Office

Cabinet-level departments
constituting the State Council

Special organization

State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission

Organizations

China National Tourism Administration
Counselor's Office of the State Council
General Administration of Customs
State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
State Administration of Government Offices
National Bureau of Corruption Prevention
National Bureau of Statistics
State Administration for Industry and Commerce
State Administration for Religious Affairs
State Administration of Taxation
State Administration of Work Safety
State Forestry Administration
State General Administration of Sports
State Intellectual Property Office

Administrative offices

Institutions

State administrations/bureaus
administrated by
Cabinet-level agencies

Atomic Energy Authority
Civil Aviation Administration
National Administration for the Protection of State Secrets
National Energy Administration
National Nuclear Safety Administration
National Space Administration
State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence
State Administration of Coal Mine Safety
State Administration of Cultural Heritage
State Administration of Foreign Exchange
State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs
State Administration of Grain
State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine
State Bureau for Letters and Calls
State Bureau of Civil Servants
State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping
State Cryptography Administration
State Food and Drug Administration
State Language Commission
State Oceanic Administration
- China Coast Guard
State Post Bureau
- China Post
State Tobacco Monopoly Administration
- China National Tobacco Corporation

Special Commissions
and Steering Committees

State Commission for Public Sector Reform
- Commission Office
Commission on Food Safety
National Energy Commission
National Defense Mobilization Commission
Leading Group for Coordinating the South-North Water Transfer Project
Leading Group for Coordinating the Three Gorges Dam Project
Leading Group for the Transformation of the State Council

Other agencies

State Council is one in the same as the Central People's Government (constitutionally since 1954)

Health in China

Healthcare	Health Disease surveillance Healthcare system reform Women's health Health informatics Tobacco Control Association Barefoot doctor Patriotic Health Campaign China Welfare Institute Hospitals in China Medical schools Organ transplantation

Medicine and pharmaceutical	Medicine Traditional Chinese medicine Pharmacy Pharmaceutical industry Biotechnology

Diseases	Avian influenza Blue-ear disease Cardiovascular disease Chronic diseases Enterovirus 71 (EV71) Fujian flu Hepatitis B HIV/AIDS Iodine deficiency lead poisoning scandal Leprosy Mental health Obesity Pneumonic plague SARS (outbreak progress) Stroke Swine influenza outbreak Tuberculosis Disease-related deaths

Government	Ministry of Health Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention State Food and Drug Administration State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine State Administration of Work Safety Hong Kong Department of Health * Macau Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture * National Population and Family Planning Commission General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine

Other related issues	Demographics Dust storms Environment Food safety Illegal drug trade Pollution Poverty Prostitution Smoking Vegetarianism Violence against doctors in China Yi Nao Water supply and sanitation

Studies	China-Cornell-Oxford Project (The China Study) China Health and Nutrition Survey Chinese Family Panel Studies Chinese Health and Retirement Survey

* Of special administrative regions

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