National Health and Family Planning Commission

National Health and Family Planning Commission
of the People's Republic of China

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
Agency overview
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

See also

• Family planning
• One-child policy

References

External links

• National Health and Family Planning Commission
• National Health and Family Planning Commission (Chinese)
• Ministry of Health
• The State Council
• Ministry of Health (Chinese)
• "Critical health literacy: a case study from China in schistosomiasis control"
• "Children's Health and Care" in China.
• "Relationship with China's Ministry of Health and the Chinese Nursing Association" in the University of Michigan.

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 Ministers of Ministries and Commissions Auditor-General
General Office	Secretary-General Deputy Secretary-General
Cabinet-level departments constituting the State Council	Agriculture Audit Civil Affairs Commerce Culture Development and Reform Education Environmental Protection Ethnic Affairs Finance Foreign Affairs Health and Family Planning Housing and Urban-Rural Development Human Resources and Social Security Industry and Information Technology Justice Land and Resources National Defense People's Bank Public Security Science and Technology State Security Supervision Transport Water Resources
Special organization	State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council
Organizations	China Food and Drug Administration 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	Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Information/Internet Legislative Affairs Overseas Chinese Affairs Research Taiwan Affairs Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits Anti-cult
Institutions	Academy of Engineering Academy of Sciences Academy of Social Sciences Banking Regulatory Commission Development Research Center Earthquake Administration Insurance Regulatory Commission Meteorological Administration National Council for Social Security Fund National Natural Science Foundation National School of Administration Securities Regulatory Commission State Archives Administration State Electricity Regulatory Commission Xinhua News Agency
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 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	Liaison Office in Hong Kong SAR Liaison Office in Macau SAR People's Armed Police
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