China combating epidemic by using a people-first approach

Informing the public

During the COVID-19 fight, China has not neglected the rights of people with disabilities.

The National Health Commission has been helping the disabled obtain more information and better services.

Subsidies and supportive policies were issued to people with financial difficulties.

The people's right to oversight is guaranteed. The government has launched an online platform to collect people's complaints on problems they find in local epidemic control efforts.

Starting in late January, news conferences were regularly held by the State Council's joint prevention and control mechanism against COVID-19 to keep the people informed on issues such as patient treatment, allocation of supplies, resumption of work and production as well as the reopening of schools.

Cooperation grows

In June, the United Nations Human Rights Council again adopted a resolution China submitted on human rights cooperation.

The resolution calls for fostering a new type of international relations based on mutual respect, fairness, justice and mutually beneficial cooperation, as well as building a community with a shared future for mankind.

All countries are urged to undertake genuine dialogue and cooperation in the field of human rights and share valuable practices and experience in promoting and protecting human rights.

As the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the world, more and more countries came to recognize the importance of sticking together through thick and thin, as exemplified by what China has done.

China promptly reported information on COVID-19 to the World Health Organization and released the genome sequence at the earliest possible time. It also carried out international cooperation among epidemic prevention and control experts in a timely manner.

China bought precious time for the rest of the world, living up to its status as a responsible major country.

More than 170 countries and over 40 international and regional organizations have expressed sympathy and support for China.

Adhering to the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind and the spirit of international humanitarianism, China has fought shoulder to shoulder with the rest of the world.

By late May, China had shared its diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control solutions with over 180 countries and more than 10 international and regional organizations, sent medical teams to countries in need and provided emergency aid to nearly 150 countries and four international organizations.

China, as a responsible major country, will stay committed to safeguarding various rights of the people and continuously promoting the healthy development of the human rights cause.

Xinhua