Dalian,Liaoning:Pioneering in Establishing a New Work Mechanism for Population and Family Planning

In line with the requirements of the National Population and Family Planning Commission to reform the existing population and family planning system,in recent years,Dalian has focused on realizing the public functions of the family planning system and the“people first”notion in order to set up a new population and family planning work mechanism.Thanks to their efforts,the population and family planning work in Dalian has made a great leap forward.     

National Health and Family Planning Commission is Formed by Ministry of Health and National Population and Family Planning Commission

In Plan on the Reform and Function Transformation of State Council Organs reviewed and approved at the First Session of the Twelfth National People’s Congress,it proposes to integrate the responsibilities of Ministry of Health with the family planning management and service function of National Population and Family Planning Commission (NPFPC) by forming National Health and Family Planning Commission, in order to pay more efforts on maintaining the basic national policy of family planning, enhance the work of     

Interpretation of Guiding Opinions on Strengthening Fundamental Family Planning Work at Grassroots Level by NHFPC

正On 2 July 2014,National Health and Family Planning Commission(NHFPC)issued Guiding Opinions on Strengthening Fundamental Family Planning Work at Grassroots Level,(hereinafter referred to as Guiding Opinions).The document is interpreted as follows.Necessity for Formulating Guiding Opinions The central government has emphasized for many times that family planning can only be strengthened but not weakened in the work of institutional reconstruction and adjustment and improvement of fertility policy.In order to     

NHFPC Launched Pilot Work of Basic Public Services Equalization for Migrant Population

正To implement requirements of the central government of promoting equalization of basic public services,improving and innovating service and management of migrant population and promoting equalization of health and family planning basic public services,on December 13,2013,National Health and Family Planning Commission(NHFPC)held the kick-off meeting     

SFPC Delegation Visits Russia

A delegation from the State Family Planning Commission (SFPC) visited the Russian Ministry of Health, the Russian Federation of Women and the Family Planning Association from September 16 to 18 at the invitation of the Russian government. The Russian Vice Minister of Health ??? gave an overview of Russian government initiatives in promoting MCH and population and family planning. To promote MCH and family planning, the Russian government has set up maternal hospitals and women抯 …     

Li Bin： Learn and Implement in Earnest the Fundamentals of the Recently Concluded Annual Sessions of the NPC and CPPCC,and Carry out Population and Family Planning Work in a Down-to-earth Manner（Excerpt）

Li Bin, Minister of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, recently pointed out that the most important action we can take to implement the basic ideas of the recently concluded annual sessions of NPC and CPPCC is to carry out population and family planning work in 2008 in a down-to-earth manner according to the deployment and requirements of Premier Wen Jiabao＇s Report on the Work of the Government,     

Release of “Provisions on Main Functions, Internal Bodies and Staffing” of National Health and Family Planning Commission

Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee and the State Council and with regard to the plan for institutional reform and functional transformation of the State Council,the work of"Provisions on Main Functions,Internal Bodies and Staffing"of National Health and Family Planning Commission(NHFPC)has been completed successfully.     

Integrating Comprehensive Reform with Quality of Care

Xianyang City is located in the center of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. In 2001, it was designated as one of the pilot cities for comprehensive reform of family planning work initiated by the National Population and Family Planning Commission. This has provided a good opportunity for the city to better implement the quality of care approach. Weicheng, a district of Xianyang City, is the pilot site for the quality of care project. Over the past few years, local authorities have succ…     

Population Security Issues to Be Addressed

Despite a low fertility, China still has to address a series of problems in terms of population and development, according to Zhang Weiqing, Minister of the National Population and Family Planning Commission. These problems include uneven development of family planning between regions and serious imbalances between population, economy, society, resources and environment. Zhang made the remark at a national conference on population and family planning. Specifically, these problems are refl…     

Li Bin addresses UN population conference

正Li Bin,minister of the China National Health and Family Planning Commission,addressed the development of China’s family planning policy.Li called upon the international community to put the population problemon the UN Post-2015 Development Agenda and to give more support for developing countries at the UN headquarters in New York on Sept22.     

China Unveils Three Projects to Enhance Reproductive Health

China unveiled an ambitious plan to implement three projects to enhance family planning and reproductive health at an international conference jointly sponsored by the World Health Organization and the State Family Planning Commission on June 6-8, Beijing. The three projects, consisting of contraception and birth control, healthy childbirth and child-rearing, and reproductive health, are aimed at meeting needs of the family-planning population and improving the quality of services. In Mar…     

Suzhou,Jiangsu:Reform of Population and Family Planning Work Based on Local Conditions

Suzhou is located in the eastern part of China,and has a relatively developed economy. Based on local conditions,the local population and family planning department explored a new focus in the reform of family planning work,based on the goal of providing legalized,personalized, socialized and market-oriented family planning services.The reform employed the following practices.     

Five Changes Emerge from Chinese Families

正Official from National Health and Family Planning Commission(NHFPC)of China said on December 3,2013in Berlin that,economic and social development and population structure adjustment had led to prominent changes to the size,structure,form and function of Chinese families,so family development was facing certain challenges.     

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China's first expo on new technologies and products in the family planning and reproductive health fields is scheduled to open on World Population Day, which falls on July 11. The State Family Planning Commission says the holding of the expo demonstrates the country's family planning policy has shifted its focus from population control to reproductive health. It says the government is beginning to pay more attention to people's individual needs. Around 400 domestic and overseas research ins…     

Interpretation of Measures for the Management of Population HealthInformation （Trial）

正According to relevant laws and regulations,National Health and Family Planning Commission(NHFPC)has formulated and issued Measures for the Management of Population Health Information(Trial)in order to regulate the management of population health information;enhance interconnection,sharing and utilization of population     

Zhang Weiqing： Continue Adhering to the Basic State Policy of Family Planning,Unbalanced Sex Ratio Will Lead to ＂Marriage Squeeze＂

On the group discussion at the First Session of the 11^th Chinese People＇s Political Consultative Conference （CPPCC） , Zhang Weiqing, a CPPCC member and the Minister of the National Population and Family Planning Commission emphasized that China has entered a baby boom period and that we should adhere to the basic state policy of family planning in the current period.     

The Fourth National Population and Family Planning System Personnel Statistics Bulletin

The National Population and Family Planning Committee compiled The Fourth National Population and Family Planning System Personnel Statistics in order to manage the personnel conditions of the population and family planning system above the village level.The     

NHFPC Conducted National Follow- up Survey of Development of Families Practising Family Planning in China

正To comprehensively and systematically understand basic conditions of Chinesed families,especially those practicing family planning,build a national family information database and provide scientifi c basis for formulation of family development policies,National Health and Family Planning Commission(NHFPC)have conducted National Follow-up Survey of Development of Families Practising Family Planning in China.     

Top Ten News about Health and Family Planning in 2014

On January 12,2015,the top ten news about health and family planning in 2014were announced at the regular press briefi ng of National Health and Family Planning Commission(NHFPC).They are as follows.     

China Faces Nine Obstacles in Population Development

With drastic changes in both the international and domestic environment for population and family planning development, China faces nine major challenges in its efforts to further its population and family planning program, said Zhang Weiqing, Minister of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, in an article in Qiushi (seeking truth), a journal published by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The challenges include: 1. Unstable low fertility level. Th…