HHS Activities in China

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is involved in several public health activities with the People's Republic of China, such as the safety of food, drugs, and animal feed; and detecting, fighting, and treating HIV/AIDS, SARS, and other diseases.

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• News & Features
• Agreements
• Photo Galleries
• Related Links

News & Features

• 05/25/2010—Secretary Sebelius Visits China to Participate in the 2nd U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

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Agreements

• 05/25/2010—Memorandum of Understanding for the Collaborative Program on Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases between The Department of Health and Human Services of the United States of America and The Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China
• 12/04/2008—United States-China Protocol on Cooperation in the Science and Technology of Medicine and Public Health
• 06/16/2008—Memorandum of Understanding on Collaboration in Integrative and Traditional Chinese Medicine between the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States of America and the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China
• 12/11/2007—Memorandum of Understanding on HIV/AIDS Cooperation between the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States of America and the Ministry of Health of the People’s Republic of China
  • HIV/AIDS Cooperation Fact Sheet:

    http://www.hhs.gov/news/facts/aidscoop.html

• 12/11/2007—Agreement between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China on the Safety of Food and Feed
  • Food and Feed Fact Sheet:

    http://www.hhs.gov/news/facts/foodfeed.html

  • Actions requested of the People's Republic of China by the U.S. Government to address the safety of food and feed:

    http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os_gAC9-wMJ8QY0MDpxBDA09nXw9DFxcXQ-cAA_2CbEdFAEUOjoE!/?contentidonly=true&contentid=2007%2F05%2F0152.xml

    (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
• 12/11/2007—Agreement between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China on the Safety of Drugs and Medical Devices
  • Drugs and Medical Devices Fact Sheet:

    http://www.hhs.gov/news/facts/drugsmedical.html

  • Actions Requested on the Safety of Drugs:

    http://www.hhs.gov/news/facts/20070524a.html

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Photo Galleries

• 12/04/2008—United States and China Renew Protocol on Cooperation in the Science and Technology of Medicine and Public Health
• 11/18/2008—FDA Opens Offices in China
• 05/12/2008—HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt's Visit to the People's Republic of China
• 12/10/2007—HHS Secretary Multi-Day Visit to the People's Republic of China; Import Safety Tops Agenda
• 12/13/2006—U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue in Beijing

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Related Links

• Importsafety.gov:

  http://importsafety.gov/

• Global Health Activities: China:

  http://www2a.cdc.gov/od/gharview/GHARCountry.asp?country=92

  (U.S. Centers for Disease Control)
• Member State: China:

  http://www.who.int/countries/chn/en/

  (World Health Organization)

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Last revised: June 10, 2010