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The 4th Rural Health Care Academic Exchange Conference focused on Healthy China and rural revitalization strategies, and discussed the development model of rural health care.
China News Service, Wuyuan, November 14th The 4th Rural Health Care Academic Exchange Conference was held in Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province on the 14th. The conference focused on the theme of "Accelerating the Construction of a Healthy China and Promoting the Construction of Healthy Rural Areas" and attracted about 200 guests.
This conference is hosted by the People's Daily Health Client, with public welfare support provided by the Beijing Together for Good Public Welfare Foundation, hosted by the China Healthy and Good Rural Organizing Committee, and guided by the China Rural Development Association and the China Tibet Cultural Protection and Development Association. It aims to promote the implementation of the Healthy China and rural revitalization strategies with academic empowerment and public welfare assistance.
At the meeting, An Qiyi, Vice President of the China Tibetan Cultural Protection and Development Association, Jin Dapeng, Executive Chairman of the Organizing Committee of "Together, Build the Heart of China", Li Chenyu, Editor-in-Chief Assistant of the People's Daily Health Client, Wang Gang, Secretary of the Party Committee of Beijing Aerospace General Hospital, etc. In his speech at the station, he elaborated on the value of rural health care to the construction of healthy villages and comprehensive rural revitalization from the dimensions of local practice, public welfare mission, media communication, and medical empowerment. He looked forward to using Wuyuan as a sample to explore a replicable and promoteable rural health care development model.
During the keynote speech session, many experts and scholars conducted in-depth exchanges on topics such as functional agricultural products, traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment, health protection of rural teenagers, and the integration of culture, tourism and health care, exporting academic wisdom and practical ideas for the construction of healthy villages.
At the meeting, the unveiling ceremony of the Sunshine Youth Special Fund and the donation ceremony of the Warm Childhood Project were held to provide public welfare care to rural left-behind children. At the event, Beijing Tongxin Gongzhu Charity Foundation donated medicines and materials worth 1 million yuan to the Wuyuan County People's Government.
In the afternoon of the same day, the "Together, Build the Heart of China" public welfare clinic activities were launched at multiple locations. The expert team went to Wuyuan County People's Hospital and other locations to provide free consultations and health consultations to the local people.

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