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| Regulation on public health emergencies welcomed |
| CCTV.COM 2003-05-15 09:05:43 |
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The State Council, China's cabinet, has taken 20 days to draft and pass new regulations to streamline rapid responses to emergency public health situations. The regulations, finalized on Monday, draw on experience gained in fighting the SARS epidemic. They provide a legal foundation for the administrative body to deal with similar emergencies in the future.
The regulation on rapid counter measures to deal with emergencies in public health cases includes the setting up of a system to disseminate and report information, the establishment of emergency rapid response mechanisms nationwide, and the mandatory separation of affected patients. The publication of the regulation has been welcomed by experts.
"The passing of the regulation is timely. It assists the government in dealing with times of emergency, and provides a legal basis for administration," said Du Gangjian, State Administrative college.
According to the regulations, which came into force upon publication, the State Council shall set up an emergency headquarters to deal with any public health emergencies. Public emergencies have been defined as serious epidemics, widespread unidentified diseases, food and industrial poisoning and other serious cases detrimental to public health.
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Editor: Han Ling CCTV.com
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