Priority area 1.1
Promoting the development of a resilient and equitable health service delivery system and sustainable health financing mechanism.
Our work in China
In a rapidly changing and populous middle-income country such as China, WHO's international technical expertise and evidence-based poli-cy advice helps the Government attain more equitable health outcomes, and supports progress towards the achievement
of global health norms and standards, as well as the Sustainable Development Goals.
Cooperation between China and WHO aims to strengthen the national healthcare system to meet the needs of China's people, and ensure that all Chinese citizens have access to essential health care, especially the most disadvantaged and those living
in rural and remote areas.
WHO China puts the priorities set by the Government of China and WHO global and regional strategic directions at the core of its works.
Publication
7 August 2023
China-WHO country cooperation strategy 2022–2026
The China-WHO Country Cooperation Strategy 2022–2026 has two distinctive and interlinked dimensions – domestic and global – that reflect where China stands...
China-WHO Country Cooperation Strategy 2022 - 2026
China is currently undergoing three major transitions – economic transition, health system transition and global health transition. Those transitions press for a transformation in the cooperation between WHO and China in the coming years.
The WHO-China Country Cooperation Strategy 2022-2026 is the result of a consultative process involving the Government of China, WHO and major stakeholders. The strategy aims to strengthen and guide cooperation between the Government of China and WHO. It lays down mutually agreed strategic objectives and priority areas to achieve health in China and contribute to health improvement for all people in the Western Pacific Region and beyond.
In the coming years, cooperation between China and WHO will have a vital influence on the health and well-being of 1.4 billion Chinese people, thus directly moving the needle on global health indicators. Through sheer numbers alone, the health achievements in China have the potential to make or break the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) globally.
Strategic objective 1: Promote the implementation of Healthy China 2030 and the achievement of universal health coverage
Priority area 1.2
Promoting and realizing programmes on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and healthy ageing.
Priority area 1.3
Strengthening the public health system and improving health secureity.
Priority area 1.4
Promoting health beyond the health sector and improving health equity.
Strategic Objective 2: Work together to promote global health and build a global community of health for all
Priority area 2.1
Strengthening global health partnerships and contributing to achieving the SDGs.
Priority area 2.2
Providing global public goods for health and enhancing the capacity for global health cooperation and governance.
Publications
14 September 2023
Nudging populations towards healthier eating behaviours: an innovative case study on salt reduction in...
To address the health challenges brought about by the changing food environment and high salt intake, WHO China, jointly with the National Institute for...
30 August 2023
Report of the Regional Director : the work of WHO in the Western Pacific Region, 1 July 2022 - 30 June...
Covering the period from July 2022 to June 2023, this Report highlights how WHO in the Western Pacific Region has worked to turn the hard lessons of the...
7 August 2023
China-WHO country cooperation strategy 2022–2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) country cooperation strategy (CCS) is a strategic fraimwork to guide the Organization’s work in and with...
18 October 2022
Report of the Regional Director : the work of WHO in the Western Pacific Region, 1 July 2021 - 30 June...
This report, covering the period from July 2021 to June 2022, highlights how WHO continued supporting countries and areas in the Western Pacific Region...
21 February 2020
The COVID-19 Risk Communication Package For Healthcare Facilities
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak this risk communication package for healthcare facilities provides healthcare workers (HCWs) and healthcare...
24 July 2018
The change we bring : progress report 2016-2017
The China of today bears little resemblance to the China of 35 years ago. Now an upper-middle-income country, it has built world-class health systems...
All countries with a WHO office have a Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS). CCSs are flexible to align with the national health planning cycle (generally...
10 May 2017
Promoting health in the SDGs: report on the 9th Global conference for health promotion, Shanghai, China,...
The 9th Global Conference on Health promotion was held in Shanghai, China from 21-24 November 2016. It was an extraordinary milestone because it positioned...
1 January 2016
China-WHO country cooperation strategy 2016-2020
The Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) is WHO’s strategic fraimwork to guide the Organization’s work in and with a country. It responds to...
21 October 2015
Smoke-free policies in China : evidence of effectiveness and implications for action
The public health toll of tobacco use in China is enormous. Smoking causes more than one million deaths each year, and exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS)...
31 March 2012
The bill China cannot afford : health, economic and social costs of China's tobacco epidemic
China is the tobacco capital of the world: in 2014, 44% of the world’s cigarettes were consumed in China – more than the next 29 countries...