China leads world in prevention, control of infectious diseases: former WHO chief
By Yang Xun from People’s Daily
China has become a global leader in prevention and control of
infectious diseases, former director-general of the World Health Organization
(WHO) Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun said on March 3.
Chan, also a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese
People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said on the sidelines of
the annual session of the top political advisory body.
In the time of globalization, communicable diseases, including SARS,
bird flu and Ebola, spread very fast, which requires every country and region
to build their capacity and strengthen their health systems to respond, she
pointed out.
China is now a global leader in preventing and controlling disease
emergencies, said Chan, also a member of the Council of Advisers of the Boao
Forum for Asia.
She added that Chinese emergency medical teams were among the first
to pass the verification of the WHO, which demonstrated their world-leading
standards.
The country has done tremendous amount of work in global health
cooperation, living up to its responsibility as a major country, hailed the
former WHO chief.
Chan highlighted a Memorandum of Understanding signed during her
stint at the WHO between China and the organization, which dedicated to
promoting international health cooperation along the Belt and Road and building
a community with shared future for mankind.
It has brought tangible benefits to the people of all countries, she
said.
Born in China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, she was the
first Chinese served to head WHO and left the position in 2017.
Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun, a member of the 13th National Committee
of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), receives an
interview ahead of the opening of the second session of the 13th CPPCC National
Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March
3, 2019. (Photo by Yu Kai from People’s Daily Online)
China leads world in prevention, control of infectious diseases: former WHO chief
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