Published: 11:29, September 11, 2025
Official: China has built world's largest health, disease control systems
By Xinhua
A doctor checks the condition of a boy who has received a magnetically levitated biventricular assist device during an implant surgery in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, April 14, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - China has built the world's largest systems for disease prevention and medical care, head of the National Health Commission Lei Haichao said at a press conference Thursday.

By the end of 2024, the country counted more than 1.09 million health institutions and a workforce of 15.78 million doctors, nurses and other medical staff, Lei added.