From March 15 to 20, a 25-person delegation from the Royal Dutch Medical Association visited Beijing at the invitation of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. During their visit, the delegation exchanged views on issues including primary health care, public health service, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, elderly-care policy and measures responding to aging population with National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission and Beijing Municipal Office for Aging Population.
Mr. Zhang Bingli, Director of Primary Health Department of National Health and Family Planning Commission of China made an introduction on China’s primary health care system, health insurance coverage, basic public health package and essential drugs system. Professor Wang Peiyu, Dean of School of Public Health of Peking University Health Science Center made a presentation on the practices of prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in China, and discussed ways to strengthen academic exchanges on public health. Mr. Guo Jiyong, Deputy Director-General of Beijing Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission made an introduction on the public health service and primary health care in Beijing, and expressed wishes to maintain contact with the Royal Dutch Medical Association in order to cooperate in the field of health care. Mr. Li Hui, Deputy Director-General of Beijing Municipal Office for Aging Population introduced the structure of the aging population in Beijing and the implementation of the new type of old-age nursing service, and answered the delegation’s questions concerning supervision and management of the nursing homes, training of the nursing staff, pension funds providing of pension funds and raising of the retirement age.
The delegation also visited Desheng Community Health Service Center and Cishansi Nursing Home. Delegation members speak highly of the community health service and grassroots basic old-age nursing care in China.
