I have had the opportunity to learn about healthcare in China from direct experience and other reliable sources and can offer a brief overview.

David Wei had to carry his nephew on his back for 3 km (1.9 miles) after the younger man suffered a heart attack, staggering down a road being repaired in rural China, while an ambulance took 90 minutes to drive out from the city and save him.

Health officials in China have given an update on the rate of infections with the flu -like human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The virus in northern China is declining, a health official said on Sunday, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic.

Assurance from National Health Commission comes amid fears of surging respiratory illness, with disease expert citing slowing trend.

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said Sunday, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic. HMPV, which belongs to the same family as the respiratory syncytial virus,

There has been a decline in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern provinces and in children under 14, China has said. The spread of the respiratory virus has been causing concern, after images circulated of hospitals overrun with masked patients.

China's health literacy reached 31.87 percent in 2024, a rise of 2.17 percentage points from the previous year, the National Health Commission said on Friday. The rate means that about three in 10 people in China have acquired basic knowledge and skills on health.

Boosting pediatric and mental health services is high on the agenda of China's top health authority this year. The nation also plans to intensify efforts to enhance grassroots health facilities and disease prevention initiatives.

during a press briefing by China’s National Health Commission. Wang added that the increase in recent years in the number of cases of the virus, first detected in the Netherlands in 2001 ...

The World Health Organization said in January 2025 that China's reported levels of acute respiratory infections, including those caused by the flu-like virus HMPV, were "within the expected range" for winter.

The gap between urban and rural areas has further shrunk, as the health literacy rate in cities stood at 34.74 percent, compared to 29.11 percent in rural regions. While the rates in the less developed western and central provinces were still lower than the level seen in the eastern part of the nation, the discrepancy has also narrowed, data shows.

A press conference held by National Health Commission of China on January 12, 2025. Photo: CCTV. There's no new infectious disease emerged in China recently; and overall positive