Action plan aims to reduce new disability cases over next 5 years

China's central authority has issued a national action plan to reduce new disability cases by 2020 by promoting awareness and early screening, Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday.

According to the plan, issued by the general office of the State Council, most women should be screened for hereditary conditions, and prenatal checkups should cover 60 percent of women over the next five years.

By the end of the five years, 85 percent of newborns and children will have been tested for disabilities. Moreover, in the same time span, 90 percent of eligible children will have received free vaccinations, the document said.