SCO member countries urged to advance vital health sector

China proposes enhanced collaboration, openness by upholding multilateralism

Chinese Vice-Premier Liu Guozhong on Monday urged Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states to enhance practical cooperation and promote openness and innovation in the health sector.

Liu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 8th SCO Health Ministers' Meeting in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on Monday.

He said the health sector remains a vital area of SCO collaboration, with significant achievements made in strengthening public health security, sharing disease prevention technologies, advancing medical science and technology, and preserving and developing traditional medicine.