厚労相、中国高官と会談　医療・介護で協力推進

　【北京時事】中国・北京を訪問した武見敬三厚生労働相が１９日、中国衛生当局トップの雷海潮・国家衛生健康委員会主任と会談した。両氏は医療や介護分野での協力推進で一致。日中共通の課題である高齢化対策についても意見交換した。
　会談後の記者会見で武見氏は、新型コロナウイルスのような感染症の大規模流行を念頭に「ワクチンや医薬品開発は、もはや一国だけで完結しない時代。ぜひ中国とも協力したい」と強調した。（2024/07/19-17:07）

Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Keizo Takemi and Lei Haichao, head of China's National Health Commission, met in Beijing on Friday and agreed to promote cooperation in the areas of medical and nursing care services.
   Takemi and Lei also discussed measures to deal with population aging, a common challenge facing their countries.
   Speaking at a press conference after the meeting, Takemi expressed hopes for cooperation with China in developing vaccines and drugs to prepare for the next pandemic.
   Takemi, on a three-day visit to China through Friday, also met with Yin Li, secretary of the Communist Party of China's Beijing Municipal Committee, and inspected a local medical facility.
   On Friday or later, Hiroshi Moriyama, chairman of the General Council of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Banri Kaieda, vice speaker of Japan's House of Representatives, are scheduled to visit China.