Hospital alliance to promote exchanges

A hospital alliance between China and countries in Central and Eastern Europe was set up on Monday to facilitate cooperation in health and medical care.

The China-CEEC Hospital Collaboration Alliance has 47 founding members, including 34 major hospitals from China and 13 from five of the European countries, including the Czech Republic.

Huang Jiefu, former deputy minister of health and president of the Chinese Hospital Association, made the announcement on Monday at the second Ministers Meeting between China and CEEC that opened in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, on Monday.