The National Health Commission (NHC) of China has undergone a leadership change, with Lei Haichao succeeding Ma Xiaowei as the party secretary. Ma had previously held the position of both Director and Party Secretary of the NHC. Lei Haichao arrives with extensive experience, particularly recognized for his role in driving healthcare reforms in Beijing.
Lei is an alumnus of Weifang Medical University, Shandong Medical Sciences University (now part of Shandong University), and Shanghai Medical Sciences University (now Fudan University), where he earned his medical doctorate. His most recent role was as the Deputy Director of the Institute of Health Economics and Social Medicine at the Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Lei’s career includes serving as the Director of the Policy and Regulations Department of the Ministry of Health, Deputy Director and spokesperson of the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, and Deputy Director of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning. In May 2017, Lei was appointed as the director of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning. Following the 2018 institutional reform, he became the director of the Beijing Municipal Health Commission. Lei advanced to the role of Deputy Director of the National Health Commission in October 2020 and was appointed as the Deputy Director and Deputy Secretary of the Party Group of the National Health Commission in September 2023. Throughout his tenure with the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, Lei Haichao has been instrumental in advancing comprehensive reforms, including the separation of medicine from drug sales, the elimination of drug markups, and the reform of medical service pricing in Beijing.- Flcube.com
