Approved by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and supported by the central government, National Demonstration Project for Liver Health Promotion (No. B10) was launched in Shannan, Tibet, on Oct 27, 2020. Pan Zengdong (deputy director-general of Shannan Municipal Education (Sports) Bureau), Li Mingyang (director of China Liver Health), Ma Lili (project supervisor), Xiang Kuanhui from Peking University Health Science Center, Li Xiaojun from Peking University International Hospital, Huang Lifeng from Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, and other leaders and experts attended the event . China Liver Health donated 372,000 yuan’ worth of hand sanitizer, science books and other materials to 50 primary and secondary schools in Shannan. Medical experts exchanged views with participating principals, school doctors and health counselors on liver disease prevention and treatment, psychological health of students and school safety skills. Director Li Mingyang presided over the event.
Director Li Mingyang (second from left) hosted the event. Deputy director-general Pan Zengdong (third from left) delivered a speech. Deputy director-general Pan Zengdong delivered a speech and extended thanks to the project organizer for carrying out liver health promotion work and donating materials to primary and secondary schools in Shannan during 2019-2020. It is hoped that participating principals and teachers will attach more importance to students’ health, actively learn and grasp knowledge about the prevention and control of infectious diseases such as hepatitis, the maintenance of students' psychological health and basic first aid, and put those recommendations into practice based on the actual situation of schools.
Director Li Mingyang handed donated materials over to schools in Shannan.
The project executive Wang Fengjiao introduced the implementation process in detail. In the knowledge and skill interactive exchange session, Dr. Xiang Kuanhui, an associate research fellow from Peking University Health Science Center and member of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Branch of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, introduced the prevention and treatment of liver diseases such as viral hepatitis B and C. Dr. Li Xiaojun, director of the department of psychological and behavioral medicine of Peking University International Hospital and member of the Mental Psychology Group of the Sleep Medicine Committee of Chinese Medical Doctors Association, analyzed the common psychological problems of students and corresponding solutions based on practical examples. Dr. Huang Lifeng, chief physician of the surgical ICU of Beijing Chao-yang Hospital and secretary-general of expert committee of National Self-help and Mutual Aid Volunteer Service Alliance for Emergency Platinum Ten Minutes, elaborated common safety problems at schools and corresponding prevention plans and solutions.
Dr. Xiang Kuanhui lectured on the prevention and treatment of liver disease.
Dr. Li Xiaojun lectured on psychological health of students.
Dr. Huang Lifeng lectured on school safety skills. Participating principals and teachers actively interacted and said that they would bring the practical skills learned back to schools, improve health awareness of teachers and students, help students cultivate good health habits and promote physical and psychological health so as to benefit more teachers and students and make contributions to building a moderately well-off society in an all-round way.
The teachers listened carefully at the scene. Director Li Mingyang expressed gratitude to Shannan Municipal Education Bureau and relevant schools for their support and cooperation. The Liver Health Promotion Project is one of the 13 pilot projects to undertake social organization service approved by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and supported by the central government in 2020. Hosted and implemented by China Liver Health, it will carry out social service for health poverty alleviation in destitute areas of Shannan city of Tibet and Gannan of Gansu province, focusing on promoting school health and public health education in 100 primary and secondary schools and providing hepatitis B virus testing and vaccination for adolescents. In 2015, China Liver Health, in cooperation with China Pharmaceutical Culture Society, carried out Children's Liver Disease Relief and Physical and Mental Rehabilitation Demonstration Project in the old revolutionary base area of northern Shaanxi, with 1 million yuan allocated from the central government. In 2019, China Liver Health received two supporting funds from the central government totaling 1.6 million yuan and carry out Liver Health Promotion Project in Shannan city of Tibet and Gannan of Gansu province. Those two projects have trained 239 health counselors from 120 primary and secondary schools in the old revolutionary base of the west and in Tibet, supported the implementation of health education activities involving 54,399 teachers and students for 287 times, donated 1.09 million yuan worth of medical supplies, performed operations for 15 Tibetan children with hepatic echinococcosis for free, provided nutritional assistance for 500 children in need, and offered hepatitis B vaccination for 6,548 primary and secondary school students. |
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