Xi: Health issue key for development

President hails forum's role in pushing for improvement of people's well-being

Good health for everyone is the common aspiration of humanity and a key part of the building of a community of a shared future for mankind, President Xi Jinping said in a congratulatory letter to a global health forum that opened on Tuesday.

Advancing the cause of global health also is important in implementing the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, he said in the letter, read by Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan during the opening ceremony of the Global Health Forum of the Boao Forum for Asia, held in Qingdao, Shandong province.