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New bureau targets health emergencies

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It's a bureaucratic shuffle – to save lives.

On Wednesday, the Party Central Committee and State Council jointly released a plan to adjust the functions, structure, and staffing at China's health ministry (NHC).

The biggest change? The plan detailed the formal mechanisms and organizational st...