This project was initiated in 2015, approved by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and supported by the Ministry of Finance. (Item Number: 2015[B021]) We carried out a series of public welfare activities, including health education, liver disease screening, medical aid, nutrition supplement, and physical and mental rehabilitation for children, with the collaboration of a number of institutions. 40 “Liver Health Demonstration Schools” were established in Jingbian, Dingbian, Hengshan and Suide in Shaanxi Province, covering over 50000 students and teachers. 5100 teenagers received HBV screening and vaccination; 500 poverty-stricken infected children were offered nutrition supplement. We also held 200 “Health Social Work Studio”, which served 6000 person-time people. With the collaboration of PLA 302 Hospital, Yulin TCM Hospital, Jingbian County People's Hospital, and other tens of medical institutions, we provided liver disease patients with liver disease screening, medical expense remission, etc. HBV immune status screening carried out in primary and secondary school students, Jingbian County, Shaanxi Province Professor Wei Lai is instructing doctors of Yulin TCM Hospital in ward round Public welfare donation ceremony for grass-root schools Guiding teachers in grass-root primary and secondary schools to hold public health knowledge lecture In July, 2015, we held the project press conference in the Great Hall of the People. Professor Zhuang Hui (1st from the right) and Doctor Zhang Lan (1st from the left), senior medical officer of the WHO awarded the excellent volunteers and health educators with certificates. Professor Wang Fuzhen from China CDC, and Professor Bai Yuping from Beijing Educations Scientific Research Network are lecturing for health educators. This project is widely supported by the WHO, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, National Health and Family Planning Commission, Chinese Foundation for Hepatitis Prevention and Control, China Primary Health Care Foundation, Chinese Medical Association, grass-roots government departments, hospitals, schools, enterprises and experts all over China. |