China CDC Weekly: A New Voice for Global Health

China CDC Weekly, established in November 2019, is a new national public health bulletin headed by Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) Director-General George F. Gao. In addition to acting as the Editor-in-Chief of China CDC Weekly, Dr. Gao is also the Dean of the Savaid Medical School of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a foreign associate of the US National Academy of Sciences and US National Academy of Medicine.

China CDC Weekly, similar to the US Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), seeks to act as the primary communications channel for disseminating timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information to China’s citizens and the global community. In addition, China CDC Weekly is indexed and archived as a scientific journal, publishes research manuscripts (both basic and applicable science) of disease control and public health from all over the world, and provide recommendations to researchers, health professionals, and the media.

Over the last several decades, China has made tremendous strides in improving the health of its population, and sharing the progress, perspectives, and strategies of these developments is vital to address current and future global health challenges. From 1949 to 2018, the life expectancy for Chinese residents has increased from 35 years to 77 years, the maternal mortality rate has decreased from 1,500/100,000 to 18.3/100,000, and infant mortality has decreased from 200/1,000 to 6.1/1,000. Intensive research, careful planning, and strategic implementation have driven these improvements, and the Chinese Government has committed to health improvement through initiatives such as Healthy China 2030.

Submissions are welcome from experts in China and the global community as China CDC Weekly’s mission is to unite the global community by sharing research, recommendations, experiences, history, and perspectives that provide invaluable information for the improvement of global health. To learn more, please visit us at http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/.

doi: 10.3967/bes2019.121