Public Health
Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases Law of the People's Republic of China
July 2, 2016
| PRC Legal Provision
Pet Treats and Processed Chicken from China: Concerns for American Consumers and Pets
June 17, 2014
| Hearing
Inadequate Medical Care for Cao Shunli Before Her Death Contradicts International Law
April 2, 2014
| Commission Analysis
Food and Drug Safety, Public Health, and the Environment in China
May 22, 2013
| Hearing
Soil Contamination Data Remains a State Secret Leaving Citizens Uninformed About Potential Pollution Hazards
May 21, 2013
| Commission Analysis
Mental Health Law of the People's Republic of China
October 26, 2012
| PRC Legal Provision
Regulations for the Construction of a Barrier-Free Environment
June 13, 2012
| PRC Legal Provision
Officials Review Second Draft of Mental Health Law, Final Draft Expected in 2012
March 19, 2012
| Commission Analysis
Authorities Release Prominent Rights Advocate Hu Jia Upon Completion of His Sentence
July 1, 2011
| Commission Analysis
Ministry of Health Issues Draft Ban on the Use of BPA in Infant Food Containers (Update)
May 24, 2011
| Commission Analysis
Courts Hear China's First HIV/AIDS Employment Discrimination Cases
March 31, 2011
| Commission Analysis
Tax Officials Investigate Chinese NGO Aizhixing, Founder Advised Not To Attend Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
February 3, 2011
| Commission Analysis
Regulations on the Education of Persons with Disabilities
December 29, 2010
| PRC Legal Provision
Civil Servant Recruitment General Physical Examination Standards (Trial)
March 8, 2010
| PRC Legal Provision
Lead Poisoning in Children in Hunan Triggers Protests by Parents and Raises Questions About Governmental Accountability
January 6, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Ministry of Health Ranks HIV/AIDS Deadliest Infectious Disease in China, Government Harassment of Advocates Continues
December 18, 2009
| Commission Analysis
Gao Yaojie: Physician, Grandmother, and Whistleblower in China's Fight Against HIV/AIDS
December 3, 2009
| Roundtable
Authorities Restrict HIV/AIDS Activism While the Epidemic Spreads
November 25, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Child Labor Found in Shanghai and Wuhan, Following Earlier Reports on Scandal in Guangdong
November 25, 2008
| Commission Analysis
China Continues to Crack Down on HIV/AIDS Web Sites and Activists
June 25, 2008
| Commission Analysis
China Commits to "Open Government Information" Effective May 1, 2008
May 12, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Beijing Court Tries Hu Jia, Official Abuses Reported
May 5, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Central Propaganda Department Restricts Reporting on Air Quality, Food Safety
May 5, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Law on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the People's Republic of China
April 24, 2008
| PRC Legal Provision
Employment Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China
August 30, 2007
| PRC Legal Provision
Regulations on Human Organ Transplantation
March 31, 2007
| PRC Legal Provision
Regulations on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities
February 14, 2007
| PRC Legal Provision
Beijing PSB Officials Hold AIDS Activist Wan Yanhai, Cancel AIDS Conference
December 8, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Beijing Drafts Mental Health Regulations in Preparation for Olympics
December 8, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Medical Practitioners and Ministry of Health Cooperate To Regulate Organ Harvesting
December 8, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Students With Hepatitis B File Lawsuit After School Officials Bar Enrollment
November 3, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Student Sues Henan University For Hepatitis Discrimination
October 24, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Henan Provincial Authorities Expand Medical Services to Migrants and Rural Residents
October 4, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Health Ministry Criticizes Hospitals Failing To Report Disease-Related Deaths
October 3, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Ministry of Health Releases Measures on Reporting Infectious Disease Information
July 25, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Wang Wanxing Speaks Out About China's "Ankang" System
July 6, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Ministry of Health Implements Plan to Improve Rural Migrant Worker Health
June 30, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Authorities Release AIDS Activist Hu Jia After 41 Days in Detention
April 28, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Provisions Issued on Organ Transplants, Fail to Address Executed Prisoners
April 24, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Reforms to Rural Healthcare System Announced at National People's Congress
March 29, 2006
| Commission Analysis
State Council Publishes Regulations on Preventing and Controlling HIV/AIDS
March 1, 2006
| Commission Analysis
AIDS Activist Resigns From Civil Society Organization, Cites Government Pressure
February 28, 2006
| Commission Analysis
CECC Chairman Senator Chuck Hagel's Statement on China’s Response to Avian Flu Roundtable
February 24, 2006
| Press Release
China's Response to Avian Flu: Steps Taken, Challenges Remaining
February 24, 2006
| Roundtable
Li Changqing Gets Three Years Imprisonment for Reporting Disease Outbreak
January 30, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Regulations on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment
January 29, 2006
| PRC Legal Provision
Central Government Releases HIV/AIDS Statistics, Launches Migrant Awareness Program
January 3, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Central Government Takes Further Steps to Control Avian Flu
January 1, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Work Safety Chief Calls for Improved Coal Mine Inspections
December 6, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Authorities Take Further Steps to Prevent Spread of Avian Flu
December 5, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Ministry of Health to Distribute HIV/AIDS Prevention Guides in Minority Languages
December 5, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Research Outlines Healthcare Challenges Faced By Rural Residents
December 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Security Officers Detain Activist Hu Jia at Henan AIDS Conference
November 29, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Authorities Act Against Three Outbreaks of Avian Flu in Poultry Stocks
October 31, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Ministries Form Working Group to Prevent Animal-Human Disease Transmission
October 28, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Ministry of Health Announces Flu Emergency Plan
October 28, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Xinjiang Officials Apparently Ignore State Council Directive to Divest Interests in Coal Industry
October 18, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Human Rights Activist Hu Jia Beaten and Detained During Visits by Foreign Officials
September 27, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Drug Addict Reportedly Beaten to Death In Police-Run Detoxification Center in Guangdong Province
August 31, 2005
| Commission Analysis
State Administration of Work Safety Director Calls for Coal Mine Safety Measures
August 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
International Committee of the Red Cross to Open Beijing Office
August 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
China Youth Daily Exposes Town Sweep of Vagrants, Mentally Ill That Left Five Missing and Presumed Dead
July 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Disabled Citizens' Rights Highlighted at China's 13th Annual Disability Assistance Day
May 23, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Shanghai Health Bureau Issues Document Promoting HIV Treatment
May 10, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Zhejiang Protest Over Polluting Factories Leads to Massive Riot
April 18, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Authorities Threaten to Shut NGO After It Releases Report Criticizing AIDS Projects (Updated 3/30)
April 5, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Authorities Free Dr. Jiang Yanyong from House Arrest
March 24, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Beijing Conference Discusses Obstacles to HIV/AIDS Compensation Suits
March 13, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Guardian Says that the PRC's Need to Respond to the HIV Crisis will Ultimately Advance Political Reform
September 20, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases of the People's Republic of China
August 28, 2004
| PRC Legal Provision
HRIC: Police Attack Protesting Villagers in Fujian
August 27, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Authorities Prohibit SARS Whistleblower from Attending Award Ceremony
August 26, 2004
| Commission Analysis
China and U.S. Agriculture: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards, A Continuing Barrier to Trade?
March 26, 2004
| Roundtable
China's Mounting HIV/AIDS Crisis: How Should the United States Respond?
October 20, 2003
| Roundtable
Dangerous Secret: SARS and China's Health Care System
May 12, 2003
| Roundtable
Guiding Opinion on Regular University-Level Students General Admissions Physical Education Work
March 3, 2003
| PRC Legal Provision
China's Children: Adoption, Orphanages, and Children with Disabilities
October 21, 2002
| Roundtable
HIV/AIDS in China: Can Disaster Be Averted?
September 9, 2002
| Roundtable
Maternal and Infant Healthcare Law of the People's Republic of China
October 27, 1994
| PRC Legal Provision
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