A/H1N1 Prevention and Control in China

October 2009

Dr Xiaolin Wei, director of Comdis China was recently interviewed by the Spot Light programme on International Channel Shanghai (ICS) on the topic of A/H1N1 prevention and control in China. During the 15-minute talk, Dr Wei advised the public of the A/H1N1 epidemiological trends and practical prevention measures. He called for the strengthening of rural health system and improvement of community health capacity, based on our ongoing A/H1N1 project experience in Shandong.

The talk was broadcast on 27th October, receiving good ratings. Spot Light is a unique addition to mainstream TV news on the mainland China, mixing hard-hitting analysis with a light-hearted look at China and the world.

See the news story here or watch the interview here

In other China News:

The Comdis China team held a qualitative data analysis workshop for their Zhejiang partners on the 23rd October, led by Dr Xiaolin Wei. Using a recent TB designated hospital project as an example, the team introduced the principles, methods and the related software for the qualitative analysis. The presentation was followed by one-to-one tutorship. COMDIS China partners regarded it as a very good learning experience.

 

Dr.Xiaolin Wei was invited to present the recently finished PPM evaluation project on a national TB PPM symposium in Beijing on 14th September 2009. The symposium was an expert consultation meeting on a series of newly drafted national PPM policies and guidelines. Our study was the first systematic evaluation of the performance and impact of PPM approaches in China. We are pleased to see that our research is contributing to the national policy formulation.