Shanghai Jiao Tong University signed an agreement with Taicang, a city in nearby Suzhou, Jiangsu province, on April 16 to set up its national health care research institute in the county-level city.

Qiu Gensheng, director of Taicang Health and Family Planning Commission, said his hope is that the two sides will co-develop organizations and platforms for the creation of a "Taicang model" in the sector. He also called on all parties earnestly to carry out the "Healthy China 2030" plan.

Bao Yong, professor, dean and doctoral supervisor at SJTU, emphasized that the university had decided to build the institute in Taicang thanks to all the enthusiastic endeavors and achievements the city has made in the past. He claimed the university would help promote the happy city to become a leader in the health care sector.

Qiu Gensheng (left), director of Taicang Health and Family Planning Commission, and Bao Yong, head of the SJTU’s national health care sector research institute, sign an agreement confirming SJTU's plan to build its national health care research institute in Taicang, Jiangsu province. [Photo from taicang.gov.cn]

Qiu Gensheng (left) and Bao Yong (right) unveil a plaque for SJTU's new research institute. [Photo from taicang.gov.cn]

Bao Yong gives a lecture themed "tactics and strategies for Healthy China 2030", in which he outlined and analyzed the major problems facing Chinese society and the health care industry. [Photo from taicang.gov.cn]