# China plans to expand affordable childcare and pediatric healthcare

https://mins.news/en/item/58663

- CGTN, 2026-09-14 04:17 UTC
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- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-14/China-plans-to-expand-affordable-childcare-pediatric-healthcare-1QqvoVEZljq/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China will expand affordable childcare and pediatric healthcare as part of efforts to create a more birth-friendly environment, National Health Commission Minister Lei Haichao said. More than 1,000 community health centers and township hospitals are due to add pediatric services this year, while childcare subsidies and kindergarten fee waivers aim to reduce families’ costs.

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