On January 27, the 2022 National Health Work Conference was held in Beijing. The meeting stressed that it is necessary to take Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guide, fully implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Party and the 19th Plenary Session, conscientiously implement the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, profoundly understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments", enhance the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidences", achieve "two safeguards", carry forward the great spirit of party building, adhere to the general tone of seeking progress in a stable manner, completely, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, and adhere to the people-centered development thinking. Adhere to the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic as the top priority, promote the healthy China strategy and the strategy of actively responding to the aging of the population, coordinate development and safety, coordinate the prevention and control of the epidemic and all aspects of health and health, continuously promote the high-quality development of health and health, and greet the victory of the 20th National Congress of the Party with practical actions. Ma Xiaowei, secretary of the party leading group and director of the National Health Commission, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.
The meeting pointed out that the year 2021 that has just passed is an important year of landmark significance in the history of the party and the country. The national health system resolutely implements the spirit of the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, implements the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, keeps a close eye on the "great power of the country", grasps the changes in the situation, vigorously grasps the implementation of the work, and promotes the sustainable development of the health and health cause. All efforts have been made to grasp the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and vaccination work, and the major strategic achievements in epidemic prevention and control have been continuously consolidated. Adhere to the overall planning, deepen the continuous advancement of medical reform, continuously improve the ability of medical and health services, further improve the top-level design of the aging work, implement the three-child policy in an orderly manner according to law, achieve important phased results in the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine, and promote key work such as the Healthy China Action. Solidly carry out the study and education of party history, draw wisdom and strength from the century-old party history, firmly grasp the political attributes and industry characteristics of health and health work, focus on doing practical things for the masses, and continuously strengthen party leadership and party building.
The meeting stressed that it is necessary to correctly understand and grasp the major issues in the field of health and health, and promote the cause to advance in the logic of history and develop in the trend of the times. It is necessary to unswervingly uphold and strengthen the party's overall leadership over health work, implement the party's health work policy in the new era, and always listen to the party and follow the party. Firmly grasp the theme of high-quality development, strengthen strategic thinking, and accelerate the construction of a high-quality and efficient health service system. We should persist in being steady in our words, seeking progress in a steady manner, maintaining strategic determination, and unswervingly doing our own things well. Adhere to the bottom line of safe development, prevent and resolve major safety hazards, and perform the important duties of preventing and controlling the epidemic and protecting people's health.
The meeting stressed that it is necessary to keep in mind the original mission of safeguarding the health of the people, work year after year, and draw a blueprint to the end. First, we will not relax our efforts to prevent and control the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Adhere to the general strategy of "external prevention of import, internal prevention of rebound", adhere to the general policy of "dynamic zeroing", quickly curb the spread of the epidemic, make every effort to prevent and control the epidemic during the Spring Festival, and continuously improve the level of scientific and accurate prevention and control. Promote COVID-19 vaccination. Strengthen research and preparedness for the mutation of the new crown virus. The second is to consolidate and deepen the achievements of medical reform, promote the high-quality development of public hospitals, promote the experience of Sanming medical reform, strengthen the internal management of public hospitals, and grasp the construction and planning layout of national medical centers, national regional medical centers and clinical key specialties. The third is to focus on the grass-roots level, consolidate the connection between health poverty alleviation and rural revitalization, promote the healthy development of the rural medical and health system, and enhance the comprehensive service capacity of the county. The fourth is to further promote the Healthy China Action, improve the prevention and control strategies of major diseases, and strengthen the prevention and treatment of major infectious diseases and chronic diseases. The fifth is to promote the reform of the disease control system, strengthen the capacity building of grass-roots disease control institutions, and build a solid public health safety protection network. The sixth is to actively respond to the aging of the population, solidly carry out health services for the elderly, improve active fertility support measures, comprehensively strengthen the supply of "one old and one small" services, and improve the level of eugenics and eugenics services. The seventh is to fully implement the major project of revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine, improve the service system of traditional Chinese medicine, and deepen the clinical coordination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine. The eighth is to strengthen the guarantee and support for the reform and development of the cause, strengthen the construction of the rule of law, promote the construction of the talent team, strengthen the popularization of science and education, and actively participate in global health governance.
The meeting stressed that since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the majority of health workers have devoted themselves to high-intensity epidemic prevention and control work all day and night, continuously fighting in the frontline and paying hard work. It is necessary to take more pragmatic, intimate and heart-warming measures to do a good job in ensuring work, give more care and care to frontline workers, strengthen personnel scheduling, arrange rotational rest, do everything possible to solve their practical difficulties, and strive for the understanding and support of all parties in society to the greatest extent, and do a good job in their strong backing.
The meeting demanded that the whole system should keep up with the pace of the times, have the courage to take responsibility, and ensure the new development of the cause with a good style in the new era. The tempered and strong political character has always maintained a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core. Temper excellent business skills, familiar with professional, do professional things. Temper a strong work style, conscientiously fulfill the political responsibility of comprehensively and strictly administering the party, persevere in correcting the "four winds" tree and "new winds", pay attention to the discovery and solution of problems in the sinking frontline, and forge a clean and selfless dedication of the health work team.
Li Bin, member of the party group and deputy director of the National Health Commission, presided over the meeting. The leaders of the committee attended the meeting. Representatives of relevant ministries and commissions of the central and state organs, and principal responsible comrades of all units of the organs directly under the commission attended the meeting at the main venue. Members of the health committees of all provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, the main responsible comrades of the provincial disease control institutions, and the main responsible comrades of the subordinate (managed) hospitals attended the meeting at the video sub-venue.
Source: National Health Commission official website
Photography: Pan Songgang, Zhang Dan
Editor: Yang Minghao