China News Service, Fuzhou, May 19 (Reporter Long Min) This is Zheng Kuicheng, the deputy to the National People's Congress, a member of the Overseas Chinese Committee of the National People's Congress, and the director of the Fujian Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Since the Fujian Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention received the first test sample on January 20 and was diagnosed as the first case of new coronary pneumonia in Fujian Province, Zheng Kuicheng and his colleagues have been fighting the epidemic. Every day, he analyzes and studies the epidemic situation, formulates and adjusts prevention and control strategies, and leads the team to carry out laboratory testing and diagnosis of cases, epidemiological investigation, close contact investigation management, technical guidance, health promotion and various Implementation of prevention and control measures, etc.
"I arrive at the office every morning and can only get off work at nine o'clock in the evening. I often have to be busy until two or three o'clock in the morning." Because the work is too busy, Zheng Kuicheng is also a little guilty. In Hui'an County, Quanzhou, after the outbreak, he could not go home to visit the elderly. "
Zheng Kuicheng, who has adhered to the front line of the "epidemic" war in his hometown and has worked in the United States, Canada and Japan for more than ten years, said frankly that it is "well worth it". He said that as a representative of the National People's Congress from the disease control system, he felt the responsibility to make his own efforts for the development of public health.
Zheng Kuicheng said, "The outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic has exposed our deficiencies in responding to public health emergencies."
Since being elected as the representative of the 12th National People's Congress in 2013, Zheng Kuicheng has always paid close attention to public health, and actively writes bills and recommendations related to disease prevention and control and health every year, and submits "recommendations on strengthening the construction of public health talents" "Recommendations on further accelerating the construction of disease prevention and control system" etc.
Two years ago, Zheng Kuicheng said in an interview at the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress that in the face of various epidemic situations in the world, the public health alarms are constantly being raised. We are only "one plane away" from any new and sudden infectious diseases. He suggested strengthening international public health exchanges and cooperation to prevent and control the cross-border spread of infectious diseases.
At this year's National People's Congress and the National People's Congress, more than a hundred days of fighting "epidemic" experience also made Zheng Kuicheng more sensitive to disease prevention and control. He plans to put forward the "Proposal on Amending the" Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases "", to strengthen the early prediction of infectious disease epidemics, establish and improve the storage mechanism of public health emergencies, materials, etc. During the incident, citizens, governments, social institutions, organizations, and other parties have made legal changes, improved their response capabilities, and made suggestions for amendments. They also proposed suggestions to improve the prevention and control mechanisms for major epidemics, public health emergency management systems, and to promote the modernization of the disease control system.
Zheng Kuicheng said that China's disease prevention and control system still faces severe challenges such as major infectious diseases, chronic non-communicable diseases, and food safety. The construction of the disease control system itself is also trapped by problems such as insufficient funding, capacity-building needs to be strengthened, low wages for the disease control personnel, and unstable teams.
Therefore, Zheng Kuicheng proposed to innovate the system and mechanism of the disease control system and explore reforms; strengthen the construction of the talent team, increase investment in funds, increase treatment to attract talents, retain talents, and especially pay attention to the introduction of high-level talents and accelerate the construction of disciplines; strengthen Modernization of technical equipment and strengthen information construction.
Zheng Kuicheng was a returned overseas Chinese. Before returning to China, he worked in the United States, Canada, and Japan for 15 years. Finally, he was introduced as a senior talent by the Fujian Provincial Government in the position of Associate Professor at the Ryukyu University Medical Department. He said that one-third of his life was overseas, he met many overseas Chinese friends, and also experienced the sweet and bitter overseas Chinese. "At this meeting, I will continue to speak for the protection of the rights and interests of returned overseas Chinese."
People's livelihood is also an area that Zheng Kuicheng is very concerned about. Seeing that many colleagues and friends are troubled by their children's choice of school, Zheng Kuicheng also proposed this year to speed up the balance of primary and secondary education resources. He said, "As a representative, I hope that I can use my own strength to protect the interests of the people more and truly perform the duties of the people's representatives for the people." (End)