Mao Qunan

Transparency a key lesson learned from Sars outbreak in mainland China

22 Feb 2013

Ten years ago, after mounting criticism from governments around the world and the World Health Organisation, which were concerned about a possible cover-up of the severity of severe acute...

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Ministry in blacklist threat over food scares

15 Jun 2011

The Ministry of Health plans to blacklist reporters who 'spread wrong information or mislead the public', prompting a public outcry over censorship and manipulation of power.

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More than 40pc of drinking water unsafe in countryside

19 Feb 2008

More than 40 per cent of drinking water in rural areas of the mainland is unsafe, a national survey of drinking water and rural sanitation has found.

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Shake-up for health system to tackle graft

13 Jun 2006

The mainland's scandal-ridden health system will be overhauled in an attempt to purge the sector of corruption, the Ministry of Health said yesterday.

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Slow diagnoses blamed for high mortality rate

11 Feb 2006

The high mortality rate in the mainland's H5N1 outbreak could be blamed on late diagnosis of the disease, Ministry of Health spokesman Mao Qunan said yesterday.

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