(2022-09-24). [Comment] Using data to improve care: childhood cancer in China. thelancet.com The last decades have seen substantial improvements in childhood cancer treatment, with cure rates of more than 80%.1 Although these statistics represent hope for families, they are only relevant to those treated in high-income countries. Cure rates are far lower in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where more than 80% of children with cancer reside.2 This survival gap is one of the starkest inequalities in global child health. In this context, Xin Ni and colleagues3 established childhood cancer incidence rates across China by leveraging new health services databases that approach population-level c…
(2022-09-24). Xinjiang introduces human rights achievement at event of UN human rights council. ecns.cn An online meeting to introduce the human rights situation in Northwest China's Xinjiang region was held on the sidelines of the 51st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday.