China's Belt and Road Initiative to drive regional health cooperation

 28-Jul-17, The Lancet 

China's Belt and Road Initiative will provide a channel through which China will facilitate its global health strategy, especially in the global south, through commercial, cultural, and personnel exchanges that will improve bilateral and multilateral regional cooperation.

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The Belt and Road Initiative provides a common platform to improve the capability of handling regional public health emergencies through epidemic information sharing, exchange of preventive and interventional methods, and training health professionals. China has committed to provide medical assistance and emergency medical aid to Belt and Road partners, and to carry out regional cooperation and coordination in maternal and child health, disability rehabilitation, and management of major infectious diseases.

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