Zhongshan municipal government recently released the “Zhongshan Long-term Planning for Chronic Disease Prevention (2017-2025)”. According to the planning, Zhongshan attempts to lower 10% of the premature death rate caused by chronic diseases (cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases or diabetes) of people aged 30-70 by the end of 2020 from 2015, and 20% by the end of 2025.

The planning also proposes to strengthen team building of chronic disease prevention, introduce “Residenct health one-card”, realize full coverage of medical insurance, medical treatment and prevention and healthcare, and gradually include early detection and therapy techniques of major chronic diseases such as designated cancers and cerebral apoplexy into routine diagnosis and treatment.