Media Releases

Action on Salt China promotion programs launched online

05/08/2020

On 30 July 2020, Action on Salt China (ASC) promotion program was launched online by The George Institute China. Over 90 project personnel from Chinese Center for Disease Control (China CDC) and Prevention, Hebei, Jiangxi, Hu’nan, Sichuan and Qinghai province attended the event.

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Should more intensive control of hypertension be beneficial for patients after mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke?

31/07/2020

ENCHANTED2 is being rolled out across over 70 hospitals in China, as a research project commissioned by the Stroke Prevention and Treatment Engineering Committee of the National Health Commission, and jointly initiated and coordinated by Shanghai Changhai Hospital and The George Institute China.

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Prediabetes – a window of opportunity to reduce healthcare burden

16/07/2020

While the health risks associated with diabetes - including heart attacks and strokes - are well established, these risks could be present well before someone is even diagnosed with the condition, according to new research by The George Institute for Global Health published in the British Medical Journal.

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