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Organ donations on the increase as attitudes change

In Hefei Telecommunications new village, 38 elderly residents have registered to donate their organs after they die. Among them, the eldest donor is 93 and the youngest is 50. Many among the group have expressed frustration that people do not…
2021-09-06

Screening program helps keep rural kids healthy

In July, staff from the China Energy Investment Corporation Foundation (CHN Energy Foundation) came together with medical experts from Beijing to offer congenital heart disease (CHD) screening for children at Lufeng People’s Hospital in Chuxiong, Yunnan Province. Children from low-income…
2021-09-01

Disabled workers thrive at growing coffee chain

Last month, many people were pleasantly surprised to find that the much talked about Bear Claw Coffee chain had established a presence at a new mall in Shanghai. One month later, Bear Claw Coffee has, once again, opened a new…
2021-08-30

Charities form partnerships to rebuild flood-damaged Henan

It has been over a month since Henan was hit by severe flooding. Now, reconstruction work is underway across the province and several charitable foundations have joined frontline workers to help with post-disaster relief work. For villages hit by the…
2021-08-24

Tibetan antelopes: endangered no more

China’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration has announced that Tibetan antelopes are no longer on the country’s list of endangered species. Thanks to efforts made to protect the animal over the past 40 years, the number of Tibetan antelopes has…
2021-08-23

Senior citizens face challenges amid new COVID outbreak

According to the National Health Commission, as of Aug 16, a total of 548 COVID-19 cases had been identified in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, with people over 60 accounting for more than half of them. Yangzhou has been categorized as an…
2021-08-17

Aging population pressures existing elderly care system

On Douban, a Chinese social media platform, over 50,000 people have been sharing their anxieties, hopelessness, pain, and even hatred of the burden caused by taking care of their aging parents. Those taking part in the discussion all have one…
2021-08-11

Charitable legacy of Beijing Olympics continues to improve lives

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics got underway on July 23, with athletes from across the globe competing for medals in their chosen competitions. In China, the country’s sports charities have been busy developing their own large-scale events, with public interest in…
2021-08-05

China’s organ donation system still faces many challenges

With the development of technology and medicine, organ transplants in China have gradually become more common and safer. At present, the volume of organ transplants carried out in the country is second only to the United States. In the coming…
2021-07-23

Summer daycare centres provide parents with new childcare options

With schoolchildren across the country now starting summer breaks, local education departments in various cities have announced that they will set up daycare centres for primary pupils. The news has come as a relief to many parents concerned about childcare…
2021-07-12
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