GENEVA -- Health plays an important role in the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and China is actively involved in global health governance, a senior health official from China said Sunday.Ma Xiaowei, head of China's National Health Commission, is leading the Chinese delegation to the 71st World Health Assembly (WHA) that is to kick off in Geneva Monday.At a press conference on Sunday, he said China attaches great importance to safeguarding its citizens' health and promoting the wellbeing of people's livelihood, and China is also actively engaged in global health governance.Focusing on relevant sustainable development goals (SDGs), China has elevated its Healthy China initiative to a national strategy and released the Healthy China 2030 Outline for its national health progress, he said."China has developed extensive cooperation with international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) to actively improve global health governance," he added.As the world's biggest developing country, China has proven experience on multiple fronts of health governance and is ready to share it with other countries, said Ma."Working with research institutes in Africa, China has launched joint projects to adapt for use in Africa its practices in the prevention and control of malaria and schistosomiasis," he said, explaining that China is also a pioneer in global emergency response.Over the years, China has continuously engaged in health assistance to other developing countries. Since 1963, China has sent medical teams to 69 developing countries, according to the official.In 2014, China sent over 1,200 health care professionals and public health experts to help African nations in their response to Ebola. Ma said China is prepared to do so for the current Ebola crisis facing the Democratic Republic of Congo. rubber wristbandsthe wristband factoryrubber braceletswristband creationcustom fidget spinners
Judges at the Supreme People's Court's First Circuit Court in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, hear its first case, in 2015.[Photo/Xinhua] In the past five years, the nation's judicial system has been overhauled to provide a more efficient and responsive service, as Cao Yin reports. Since 2012, when the top leadership spoke of the need to improve the nation's courts, a number of measures have been taken to uphold the rule of law and improve the quality of hearings. For example, special courts have been established in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong province to hear the rising number of disputes involving intellectual property rights, while proceedings have been improved and speeded up by the simplification of many court procedures and the introduction of technology. Now, litigants can file lawsuits online, and the court must provide feedback and a decision on whether the case will be accepted within a day of the application being submitted. In other words, initiating a lawsuit has become much easier. The process of taking a neighbor to court, or appealing decisions made by government departments - which previously attracted large numbers of complaints - has also changed a lot. Under the reforms, government departments are not allowed to interfere in case hearings, while related officials must attend trials to resolve problems. Moreover, courts have been established to handle administrative disputes citywide. For instance, Beijing No 4 Intermediate People's Court can hear cases brought against government bodies from any district across the capital, a move designed to prevent interference by officials from the districts under scrutiny. As the new courts and procedures have been rolled out, the nation's judges have witnessed the changes and have become part of the reform process. To improve the quality and professionalism of hearings, the number of judges has been reduced, and the judiciary is now classified into three distinct branches. The number of judges who have the right to hand down verdicts has been reduced, while a number of former judges have become judicial assistants responsible for providing case materials and evidence to the judges, or have been reclassified as court clerks. There were two rounds of selection, and eventually 120,000 of the nation's 210,000 judicial officers were named as judges. So what do China's judges think about the reform, and what have they experienced during the past five years? China's Daily's Cao Yin spoke with five members of the judiciary to discover what they think of the reform.
