The Chinese Doctors' Day is a commemorative day for doctors in the People's Republic of China that is observed annually on August 19.
01 · What it is
Living Tradition
Documented cultural tradition on record; family classification awaits an editor.
02 · Where & name
People's Republic of China
Written in its own script on record as 中国医师节.
03 · How it is doing
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04 · Proof & reuse
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Chapter Takeaways
HistoryThe National Health and Family Planning Commission announced the establishment of this festival at the National Health and Wellness Conference on August 19, 2016, and it was approved by the State Council on November 20,…
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Chinese Doctor's Day in plain words?
The Chinese Doctors' Day is a commemorative day for doctors in the People's Republic of China that is observed annually on August 19. In local script on record, it is written 中国医师节.
Where is Chinese Doctor's Day practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Chinese Doctor's Day in People's Republic of China.
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The Chinese Doctors' Day is a commemorative day for doctors in the People's Republic of China that is observed annually on August 19. 1
History
The National Health and Family Planning Commission announced the establishment of this festival at the National Health and Wellness Conference on August 19, 2016, and it was approved by the State Council on November 20, 2017. According to the person in charge of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, the festival "encourages the vast number of health and wellness workers to vigorously promote the noble spirit of 'respecting life, healing the wounded and rescuing the dying, being willing to dedicate themselves, and having boundless love,' further promotes the formation of a good atmosphere of respecting doctors and valuing health in the whole society, and accelerates the in-depth implementation of the Healthy China strategy". On August 20, 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress adopted the "Physician Law of the People's Republic of China". Article 5 of the law states that "August 19th of each year is Chinese Doctors' Day". 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Chinese Doctors' Day”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Chinese Doctor's Day is a national holiday in China on August 19 annually, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
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