Health

Shenzhen’s anti-drug strategy pays off

The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking fell on June 26, with Shenzhen Public Security Bureau announcing that the city was tied for first place with the 21 prefecture-level cities of Guangdong Province on a 2020 provincial anti-drug…

2021-07-01

Nursing moves toward greater professionalism in China

On May 12, International Nurses Day, the National Health Commission released data and information on registered nurses in China. The total number of registered nurses reached 4.7 million, increasing by 45 percent compared to 2015. The number of registered nurses…

2021-05-17

Essential medical checkups for children conducted in remote village

Recently, the Phoenix New Media’s team for the Children Welfare Project and medical volunteers from nearly ten hospitals in Beijing went to Xinhua Hope Primary School in Yeping, Jiangxi Province, to carry out health screenings for children. The group of…

2021-05-07

Caixin holds webinar on ‘Building a global safety net against Covid-19’

Caixin Media, considered by many to be China’s most independent and professional news outlet, hosted a “Caixin Global Webinar” on April 27, on the topic of “Building a Global Safety Net Against Covid-19 — how American, European and Chinese NGOs…

2020-05-06

China’s International NGOs in a Time of Pandemic

China appears to be over the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. How has the country's resilient community of international NGOs adjusted its work to the unusual situation over the past few months? And what are the prospects for such organizations in the future?

2020-05-04

Liu Youping: China’s Social Organizations Need to Break Free from their Bubble

An interview with a keen observer of China's charity sector, discussing how Chinese philanthropy can best contribute to the struggle against COVID-19 both within the country and worldwide.

2020-04-28

Jack Ma Foundation publishes handbook to share China’s experience of fighting COVID-19

The Jack Ma Foundation has published a handbook for medical staff worldwide, summarizing some of the lessons from China’s experience of dealing with the new COVID-19 outbreak. The philanthropic foundation named after the co-founder of Alibaba has published the handbook…

2020-03-18

Volunteers aid Wuhan’s hearing-impaired community during the city’s lockdown

Beijing News (新京报) has reported on an admirable effort to assist the hearing-impaired community of Wuhan during the lockdown of the city. The effort has been spearheaded by a small group of volunteers, many of them with hearing impairments themselves,…

2020-03-01

Civil Society Finds New Paths in Wuhan

Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, small groups of volunteers are coming together to help vulnerable groups with special needs in Wuhan and Hubei.

2020-02-29

Deng Guosheng: how will the Coronavirus Outbreak Affect Chinese Charities?

Tsinghua professor Deng Guosheng talks about the effect that the current public health crisis will have on charities and their ability to work and fundraise over the next few years.

2020-02-27

Social workers spurred into action against coronavirus

The present time is a critical period for the prevention and control of the pneumonia outbreaks linked to the new coronavirus. As an important part of the social forces and the professional and technical personnel engaged in specialized social service…

2020-02-05

As the Red Cross faces criticism for its handling of coronavirus medical supplies, donors turn to the Han Hong Foundation

The Hubei chapter of the Red Cross Society of China has come under strong criticism from the public for allegedly failing to make the best use of the donations of medical supplies that have poured in from across China. In…

2020-02-03

Beyond the Coronavirus: a Safer Food System for China

The recent outbreak of a new respiratory disease in Wuhan has been traced back to a market selling live and wild animals. This article presents some policy recommendations for avoiding such outbreaks in the future.

2020-01-29

Activity held in Changping for World AIDS Day

On the 26th of November the China Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held an activity in the Beijing District of Changping to mark World AIDS Day, held globally on the first of December, and also to continue carrying…

2019-11-29

American Academy of Anti-aging Medicine registers representative office in Hainan

The overseas NGO management office of the Hainan public security department recently issued a registration certificate to the Hainan representative office of the American Academy of Anti-aging Medicine (A4M). The head of the Hainan health committee and the chief representative…

2019-06-26

The Ai You Foundation’s innovative child healthcare projects explained

Editor’s note This report is based on an article by the Charity Times, 超11亿投入爱佑儿童医疗三次创变探索救助之道, originally published on the 17th of June. The Charity Times’ article is loosely based on an interview with Gao Zifei, the assistant secretary-general of the…

2019-06-19

World Bicycle Day celebrated across China

June 3 was designated as World Bicycle Day by the United Nations General Assembly in April 2018, with the aim of celebrating and promoting bicycle use around the world. This resolution was the result of a petition by Montgomery College…

2019-06-03

Rehabilitation and relief system for disabled children to be launched nationwide

Currently there are 1,678,000 disabled children under six years old in China, and every year there are 200,000 new disabled children. It is important to diagnose illnesses and disabilities in children as early as possible in order to have better…

2018-08-29

CDB Reports

Shenzhen’s anti-drug strategy pays off

Essential medical checkups for children conducted in remote village

Caixin holds webinar on ‘Building a global safety net against Covid-19’

China’s International NGOs in a Time of Pandemic

Liu Youping: China’s Social Organizations Need to Break Free from their Bubble

Jack Ma Foundation publishes handbook to share China’s experience of fighting COVID-19

Volunteers aid Wuhan’s hearing-impaired community during the city’s lockdown

Civil Society Finds New Paths in Wuhan

Deng Guosheng: how will the Coronavirus Outbreak Affect Chinese Charities?

As the Red Cross faces criticism for its handling of coronavirus medical supplies, donors turn to the Han Hong Foundation

Beyond the Coronavirus: a Safer Food System for China

Activity held in Changping for World AIDS Day

American Academy of Anti-aging Medicine registers representative office in Hainan

World Bicycle Day celebrated across China

Rehabilitation and relief system for disabled children to be launched nationwide

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