A volunteer distributes medicine to villagers in Gannan Tibet autonomous prefecture, Northwest China's Gansu province, on July 10, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- China has witnessed major improvement in the medical condition of impoverished counties, with more than 400 hospitals in these areas being upgraded to higher levels, said a senior official with the National Health Commission (NHC) Wednesday. Over 30 hospitals in these counties can now provide medical services comparable to that of top hospitals in the country, said Jiao Yahui, deputy director of the Medical Administration Bureau under the NHC, at a press conference. Patients in all of the most poverty-stricken counties can now get access to medical services on telemedicine platforms at their local hospitals, Jiao said. The official attributed the progress to help from the country's best hospitals over the past years. Since 2016, 963 top hospitals have paired with 1,180 hospitals in 834 impoverished counties to offer targeted assistance, enabling them to provide better medical service to local residents, the NHC figures show. As of 2018, more than 60,000 medical workers from top hospitals have been dispatched to hospitals in impoverished regions to assist them in hospital management and medical treatment. Poverty alleviation work in the medical sector is now at a crucial stage, said Jiao, adding that the NHC would further improve the medical condition in these areas and let telemedicine play a greater role. extra large silicone wristbandsevent wristbandsbusiness silicone wristbandssilicone wristband usb flash drivecheap silicone wristbands canadacheap silicone wristbands for fundraisingpaw print silicone braceletscamo silicone wristbands
An Fengshan, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, speaks at a press conference in Beijing, Sept 12, 2018. [Photo/VCG] BEIJING -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday asked Taiwan's relevant agencies to immediately stop any infiltration and sabotage against the national security and earnestly ensure the personal safety of students from the mainland. For some time, Taiwan's intelligence agencies have wantonly stolen intelligence as well as engaged in infiltration and sabotage activities, said An Fengshan, a spokesperson with the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, at a press conference. Through a special operation, national security organs have uncovered over 100 intelligence cases by Taiwan, An said. These illegal activities will for sure receive severe punishments. The Chinese mainland has handled the cases in accordance with Chinese law, to safeguard the national security, regular cross-Straits communication, and the legitimate interests of the compatriots on both sides, An added. Certain departments of Taiwan have denied the truth and confuse right and wrong, only to show they have a guilty conscience, he said. An stressed the mainland's consistent active support of cross-Strait education exchanges and cooperation, as well as more contacts between young students of both sides. Taiwan's intelligence agencies using mean tricks on young mainland students studying in Taiwan have seriously undermined the interests of mainland students and cross-Strait education exchanges, An said.
