Children learn about eyes at a museum in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, on June 6, which was National Eye Care Day. The museum uses holographic images, interactive games and other means to promote eye protection. GENG YUHE/FOR CHINA DAILY

China's health literacy rate reached 23.15 percent in 2020, up 3.98 percentage points from the previous year and marking the highest ever rate of increase, Mi Feng, a spokesperson with the National Health Commission, told a press conference on June 22.

国家卫健委新闻发言人米锋在6月22日的新闻发布会上表示，2020年，中国居民健康素养水平达到23.15%，比2019年提升3.98个百分点，增长幅度为历年最大。

The current health literacy rate indicates 23 in 100 people have acquired healthcare knowledge and skills, he said.

米锋说，这一健康素养水平意味着100个人中有23个人掌握了基本健康知识和技能。

Aiming to promote people's health, China launched an action plan for the Healthy China initiative in mid-2019 with 15 special campaigns, said Mi, adding that the popularization of healthcare knowledge was the first action.

米锋表示，为促进人民健康，中国于2019年年中启动了“健康中国行动计划”，部署了15个专项行动，其中第一项就是健康知识普及行动。

A total of 1,065 individuals were first included in a national-level expert pool for the popularization of healthcare knowledge, and provincial-level expert pools have also been established across the country over the past two years.

共有1065人首次被纳入普及医疗保健知识的国家一级专家库，过去两年，全国各地也建立了省级专家库。

patriotic public health campaign  爱国卫生运动 （请戳往期链接）

telemedicine  远程医疗 （请戳往期链接）

sound aged care industry clusters  健康养老产业集群 （请戳往期链接）

a global community of health for all  人类卫生健康共同体 （请戳往期链接）

herd immunity   群体免疫 （请戳往期链接）

Collected and edited by Lv Yun

Source: China Daily

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