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Chinese scientist Tu Youyou's Nobel Prize in medicine has ignited an intense sense of national pride, and boosted morale among scientists across the nation.
At a symposium held by the China Association for Science and Technology, dozens of scientists congratulated Tu and shared their opinions about Chinese science.
Shi Yi-gong, vice president of Tsinghua University, said Tu represents the older generation of scientists, while the younger generation of scientists are fully confident about China's scientific development.
Hou Jian-guo, vice minister of science, said scientific study must be oriented to the needs of the society and that results are not achieved overnight, but through long-term effort.
The prize also led many to reflect on problems that have haunted Chinese science for years, including an irrational appraisal system.
Tu was awarded a share of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her contribution to the discovery of Artemisinin, a drug that has significantly reduced the mortality rate for malaria patients.
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A total of 1,400 people died from infectious diseases on the Chinese mainland in September, with HIV and AIDS the top cause of death.
According to figures released by the health authority, almost 1,200 people living with HIV and AIDS died last month.
The second highest cause of death was tuberculosis, which killed 150 people.
In total, 585,000 tested positive for infectious disease on the Chinese mainland last month.
Among them, two cases of cholera were reported but neither resulted in casualties. Plague and cholera are categorized as the most serious Class A infectious diseases.
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Almost 4.3 million Chinese people were registered with severe mental disorders as of the end of last year, with 97 percent in a stable condition.
China's health authority says the male-female gender ratio of people with severe mental disorders is 1.07 to 1. Almost 5 percent of them have a family history of the conditions.
Most patients have an education level below middle school and more than half live in poverty.
The figures show people with severe mental disorders are vulnerable social groups with serious difficulties.
The health authority says severe mental disorders have been included in China's basic health care. Around one third of provincial regions have made specific policies to help patients with severe mental disorders.
China now has 1,650 professional mental health institutions, with 1.7 beds per 10,000 people on average. The number of psychiatrists exceeded 20,000, almost 1-and-a-half psychiatrists per 100,000 people on average in the surveyed period.
