Yu Yanhong, former head of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, has voluntarily turned herself in and is being investigated for suspected severe violations of Party disciplines and national laws, China's top anti-corruption authorities announced on Friday.
The announcement was disclosed online by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China and the National Commission of Supervision. No further details were released.
Public records show that Yu, 64, a native of Hunan province, began her career at a hospital in August 1983 and joined the CPC in September 1993. She spent decades working in the country's medical system. In April 2013, she became headmaster of Southern Medical University in Guangdong province.
She was appointed deputy governor of Guangdong in January 2018. Six months later, she became a member of the Party leadership group of the National Health Commission and deputy head of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She led the administration from July 2023 to February this year.
