National Health Commission

The National Health Commission (NHC; simplified Chinese: 国家卫生健康委员会; traditional Chinese: 國家衛生健康委員會; pinyin: Guójiā Wèishēng Jiànkāng Wěiyuánhuì) of the People's Republic of China is a cabinet-level executive department of the State Council which is responsible for formulating health policies in Mainland China.[2] It was formed on 19 March 2018. The ministry is headquartered in Beijing. The commission is led by a Minister of cabinet rank in the state council. Ma Xiaowei is the current Minister in charge of the Commission and Party Branch Secretary. Its predecessor was the National Health and Family Planning Commission.

National Health Commission of the
People's Republic of China

中华人民共和国国家卫生健康委员会 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guójiā Wèishēng Jiànkāng Wěiyuánhuì
Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Agency overview
Formed	19 March 2018 (2018-03-19)
Preceding agency	National Health and Family Planning Commission
Type	Constituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level executive department)
Jurisdiction	Mainland China
Headquarters	Beijing
Minister responsible	Ma Xiaowei[1], Minister in charge of the National Health Commission
Parent agency	State Council
Website	en.nhc.gov.cn

History

Throughout most of PRC's rule since 1954, the national Health portfolio has been the responsibility of the Ministry of Health until 2013 which was superseded by the National Health and Family Planning Commission.

In March 2018, the Government of the People's Republic of China announced that the National Health and Family Planning Commission was dissolved and its functions were integrated into the new agency called the National Health Commission.

China is a member of the World Health Organization.[3] Minister Ma reported in the 92nd World Health Assembly, since 1978, China has been focused on improving primary healthcare, develop universal safety net for residents and improving the quality, efficiency and access to primary health care.[3]

2020 coronavirus epidemic

The Commission is the lead agency in mainland China coordinating the national efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic [4]

On 11 February 2020, in order to manage the ongoing health crisis, the following changes were announced[5] by the NHC :

• Zhang Jin, chief of the Hubei health commission, was replaced by Wang Hesheng, deputy director of China National Health Commission.
• Liu Yingzi, director of the Hubei health commission, was replaced by Wang Hesheng.

Subordinate agencies

The following agencies report to the commission.

• National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine - sub-ministry-level executive agency of the State Council
• Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention - national institution for prevention and control of disease
• Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences / Peking Union Medical College

Hospitals directly under the NHC

• Beijing Hospital
• China-Japan Friendship Hospital
• Peking Union Medical College Hospital

List of ministers

Ministers in charge of the National Health Commission

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
1	Ma Xiaowei	19 March 2018	Incumbent

Former National Health and Family Planning Commission

Ministers in charge of the National Health and Family Planning Commission

No.	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Li Bin	16 March 2013	March 2018

Former Ministry of Health

Ministers of Health

No.	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Li Dequan	November 1949	January 1965
2	Qian Xinzhong	January 1965	June 1968
3	Qiu Guoguang (邱国光)	June 1968	June 1970
4	Chen Renhong (陈仁洪)	June 1970	July 1973
5	Liu Xiangping (刘湘屏)	July 1973	October 1976
vacant
6	Jiang Yizhen (江一真)	November 1977	April 1979
(2)	Qian Xinzhong	April 1979	May 1982
7	Cui Yueli (崔月犁)	May 1982	March 1987
8	Chen Minzhang (陈敏章)	March 1987	March 1998
9	Zhang Wenkang	March 1998	April 2003
10	Wu Yi	April 2003	April 2005
11	Gao Qiang	April 2005	June 2007
12	Chen Zhu	June 2007	16 March 2013

References

1. "China's new cabinet members endorsed". China Daily. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
2. "Archived copy" 国家卫生健康委员会正式“挂牌”. ifeng (in Chinese). 27 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "China shares experiences in primary health care at 72nd World Health Assembly - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
4. "'Grave situation' as coronavirus claims another life". www.9news.com.au. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
5. Kuo, Lily (11 February 2020), China fires two senior Hubei officials over coronavirus outbreak, The Guardian