China and the United States renew the cooperative protocol of the hygiene

China and the United States renew the cooperative protocol of the hygiene
It is reported in the afternoon of December 5, Chen Zhu, minister of Ministry of Public Health, renews with minister of American Department of Health and Human services Leavitt that come to Beijing to participate in the fifth China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue together <>. According to the scientific and technical cooperation agreement that the two governments signed on Sino-America January 31, 1979, on June 22, 1979, Ministry of Public Health of China and the United States signed Sino-America hygiene scientific and technological cooperation protocols for the first time, have already renewed 7 times so far. Meanwhile, took up the post of the minister of Ministry of Public Health of American since January of 2005 in order to cite Leavitt, numerous visit to China, actively promote and promote Sino-America hygiene to send the cooperation in fields such as infectious disease, people's bird flu, traditional Chinese medicine, rural hygiene,etc. newly, Chen Zhu awards to Leavitt on behalf of Ministry of Public Health " China's hygiene award " . This reward was set up in 1990 by Ministry of Public Health, in order to express gratitude to and cite the foreign friend who made the outstanding contributions for our country's hygiene industry development. At present, 16 people have obtained this honor already. (the country shuts)

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