Current location:Stellar Space news portal > politics
Children's Health Continues to Improve
Stellar Space news portal2024-05-21 22:12:53【politics】8People have gathered around
IntroductionContact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom
- Home
- News
- People
- In-depth
- ACWF
Children's Health Continues to Improve
ByWang Xiaoyu January 14, 2022File photo taken shows students having lunch at a primary school in Pozhang Township of Shannan, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. [Xinhua] |
The health condition of children in China has been improving in recent years due to more affordable services at the grassroots level, a health official said on Tuesday.
The country's infant mortality rate has fallen to 5.4 per 1,000 and the mortality rate among children under 5 years old is 7.5 per 1,000, said Song Li, director of the department of maternal and child health at the National Health Commission.
She added that the rate of stunting among children under 6 years old has dropped to below 7 percent, and the rate of low weight among the age group is now lower than 5 percent.
"The key barometers for evaluating children's health in China are higher than the average in upper-middle-income countries across the globe," she said during a briefing held by the State Council Information Office.
On Monday, China released a plan for public services during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period. The plan called for intensified efforts to ensure sufficient provision of public services targeting children and people with medical needs.
Song said the commission will strive to build a complete network for pediatric healthcare based on a range of primary healthcare institutions.
She added that more efforts will be devoted to addressing prominent child health issues, including birth defects, obesity, anemia, poor vision, curvature of the spine, autism and hearing impairment.
"Early screening, diagnosis and intervention will be further promoted," Song said.
She said affordable and government-subsidized nursery care services will be expanded in the next few years to meet the public's increasing demands.
"The goal is to raise the number of nursery care slots per 1,000 people to 4.5," she said.
Yang Wenzhuang, head of the commission's population surveillance and family department, said in an earlier interview that there are about 42 million toddlers under 3 years old across China, and one-third of them are in urgent need of nursery care services.
However, the country's nursery enrollment rate for the age group stands at only about 5.5 percent, pointing to a great gap between supply and demand, he said.
(Source: China Daily)
32.3KPlease understand that womenofchina.cn,a non-profit, information-communication website, cannot reach every writer before using articles and images. For copyright issues, please contact us by emailing: [email protected]. The articles published and opinions expressed on this website represent the opinions of writers and are not necessarily shared by womenofchina.cn.
Comments
Magazines
Projects
- 2023 Women Science and Technology Innovation Pioneer...
Photos
- People Enjoy Blooming Tulips in Jinan, East...
- Flowers Bloom Across China in Spring
Special Coverage
Address of this article:http://netherlands.fidosfortywinks.com/news-57b399889.html
Very good!(1825)
Related articles
- Ben Whishaw lights up the Croisette as he joins his co
- UK inflation falls to lowest level since late 2021 as food prices ease further
- Gilbert dominant on mound and gets help from Rodríguez in the field as Mariners top Reds 3
- Senate to convene Mayorkas impeachment trial as Democrats plot quick dismissal
- Adams, Reyna, Turner, Ream are US concerns ahead of Copa America
- Former world champion runner Jeruto faces doping case hearing in June ahead of Paris Olympics
- Madonna, 65, flashes her cleavage while leaning over a Bible with a man next to her as she covers Re
- Influencer Laura Lee reveals she spent $2,000 buying Kylie Jenner's USED designer shoes
- With Djokovic awaiting the winner, Murray trails Hanfmann at rain
- AP PHOTOS: Aboard France's aging nuclear submarines — old boats but new missions
Popular articles
- Company wins court ruling to continue development of Michigan factory serving EV industry
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments in Democratic governor's suit against GOP
- European Union questions TikTok on new app that pays users for watching
- Gilbert dominant on mound and gets help from Rodríguez in the field as Mariners top Reds 3
Recommended
Seven sneaky clauses in estate agent contracts that can cost you dear
German police target China
US court rejects a request by tribes to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona
China's industrial output up 6.1 pct in Q1
‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squad
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments in Democratic governor's suit against GOP
Ariana Grande's 98
Commentary: Resilience, potential, fundamentals of Chinese economy remain sound
Links
- SW China's Guizhou awash in fragrant spring blossoms
- IOC, UEFA to monitor betting integrity ahead of major events
- China emerges as leading source of foreign investment in Tanzania: officials
- World Asia Esports Championship scheduled for September in China
- 2 mln private vehicles pass through Hong Kong
- Composer's memories help shape the future
- Crafting Hangzhou's future tradition
- Bilbao end 40
- Nicaragua severs diplomatic relations with Ecuador after assault on Mexican embassy
- Antiques from Napoleon's palaces exhibited in Beijing