"National Disability Prevention Action Plan (2026-2030)" released

China News Service, Beijing, October 30 (Reporter Li Jingze) On October 30, the Office of the State Council Disability Committee held a press conference on the "National Action Plan for Disability Prevention (2026-2030)" in Beijing.

Relevant persons in charge from the China Disabled Persons' Federation, the National Health Commission, the Ministry of Emergency Management, the National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention, and relevant experts in the field of disability prevention attended the press conference to jointly interpret the "National Action Plan for Disability Prevention (2026-2030)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Action Plan").

The "Action Plan" sets 18 main indicators, proposing that by 2030, the health literacy level of residents will reach 40%, the prenatal screening rate will not be less than 90%, and the coverage rate of basic rehabilitation services for disabled people will exceed 90%.

The "Action Plan" adds new indicators such as the science popularization ability of professionals, occupational health service network, and traffic accident treatment efficiency, and moderately improves some original indicator standards; it focuses on key areas such as birth defects and developmental disabilities, chronic disease prevention and treatment, injury prevention and control, and rehabilitation, and strengthens full-chain closed-loop services; it adds disability prevention and empowerment actions to improve quality and efficiency, and strengthens data and technology support; at the same time, a special column is set up to transform various tasks into list-based and project-based measures to enhance the operability of task measures.

At the press conference, the China Disabled Persons' Federation introduced the overall requirements, main indicators, main actions and tasks of the "Action Plan", as well as the next implementation work arrangements. The National Health Commission, the Ministry of Emergency Management, and the National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention introduced relevant policy measures and key work arrangements during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period focusing on the prevention and control of birth defects and developmental disorders, disease, injury and disability, and the improvement of rehabilitation services.

Zheng Xiaoying, a distinguished professor at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, pointed out at the meeting that the new "Action Plan" extends from full-life cycle prevention and precise prevention and control of key groups to departmental collaboration, technological empowerment and grassroots service connection, and promotes disability prevention from single measures to deepening systemic prevention and control, and extending from early detection to full-chain prevention and control services. We not only focus on reducing the risk of disability, but also focus on reducing functional loss through early intervention and continuous rehabilitation to better safeguard the health of the people and provide strong support for building a healthy China and promoting high-quality population development.