More clinics to manage weight

Efforts aim to combat obesity, with tailored services for different groups

All major hospitals will set up weight management clinics by the end of June as part of efforts to battle the escalating problem of obesity and help people who are overweight, according to a notice released by the National Health Commission and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Thursday.

The requirement applies to all general hospitals, pediatric and TCM hospitals under direct administration by the commission, the administration and provincial-level authorities.

Other tertiary hospitals at the top of the nation's three-tier hospital system are also encouraged to establish weight management clinics.