Authorities to ramp up smog research
China's top health authority will intensify monitoring and research into smog to minimize its impact on people's health, amid rising public tension caused by recurrent heavy smog this winter in many parts of northern China.
The National Health and Family Planning Commission will also guide medical institutions in diagnosis and treatment during heavily polluted weather, and improve public health education so members of the public are better equipped with knowledge to protect themselves, commission spokesman Mao Qun'an said at a news conference on Saturday.
At the same time, the commission will increase investment in scientific research on the health impact of heavy air pollution, and promote the formulation of standards for health protection products, such as masks and air purifiers, he said.
