An event to launch this year's China Special Issue of The Lancet is to take place in Beijing on April 27, combined with the Inauguration of the China Center for Health Development Studies.
Guest speakers at the joint event include Chinese Minister for Health Chen Zhu, President of China Medical Board Lincoln Chen, Lancet Editor Richard Horton, and the Dean of Harvard School of Public Health, Julio Frenk.
The special issue is the fruit of an ongoing collaboration between Peking University, China Medical Board, The Lancet , and researchers in China. Copies of the special issue have been produced in Chinese for the launch event. The issue follows up on The Lancet Series on Health-care reform published in 2008. And the Lancet has recently appointed its first ever Asia Editor, Helena Wang, based in Beijing.
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Notes to editors: The event takes place on Tuesday April 27, 9:00 - 12:25am (Beijing time) at the Peking University Health Science Center, YIFU Building Main Conference Hall (2nd Floor).
The English version of the Lancet China Special Issue was the Lancet Issue of March 27, and all the China related-content from it, plus other Online First comment pubished at the same time ,can be found below.
http://press.thelancet.com/chinachildren.pdf
http://press.thelancet.com/chinaairwater.pdf
http://press.thelancet.com/chinaproviders.pdf
http://press.thelancet.com/chinahongkong.pdf
http://press.thelancet.com/editorials2703.pdf
http://press.thelancet.com/chinablood.pdf
http://press.thelancet.com/chinaeducation.pdf
http://press.thelancet.com/comments2703.pdf
http://press.thelancet.com/perspectives2703.pdf
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