Boao Yihet to Establish China's First Community-Based Diabetes Risk Sample Database for Healthy Populations Through Community Diabetes Management Initiative

On May 5, 2017, the “With You” Community Diabetes Health Management Project, jointly promoted by Chongqing Boao Yihe Leijingtang Health Management Co., Ltd., in collaboration with the Jinshan Branch of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Liangjiang New Area First People’s Hospital, and Chongqing Liangjiang New Area Second People’s Hospital, was officially launched.

This project leverages a comprehensive diabetes prevention and control system and holistic health management solutions developed by national-level research institutions. Over the next two years, it will provide person-centered precision prediction, comprehensive screening, and intervention and treatment for diabetes and its complications to 150,000 permanent residents in the Liangjiang New Area, along with personalized health management services. The initiative aims to increase the awareness rate of diabetes, the blood glucose target attainment rate, and the complication screening rate among the community population, thereby effectively reducing the incidence of diabetes among residents in the area.

In collaboration with Professor Jia Weiping, President of Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital, and Professor Li Qifu, Director of the Chongqing Diabetes Center, Bo’ao Yihe has launched an Eye-Imaging Health Imager and an Integrated Diagnostic Device based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) inspection theory. The initiative aims to introduce appropriate early-detection technologies into community settings, standardize protocols and workflows for the early detection of diabetes, and increase the screening-based discovery rate of new diabetes cases by 5%–10%.

This project aims to improve community-based personal health records, establish a big data platform for health, and comprehensively implement standardized training for community healthcare professionals in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diabetes. By constructing a chronic disease management framework based on big data, the project seeks to enhance diabetes awareness rates, blood glucose control rates, and complication screening rates under this new management model.

Upon implementation, this project will establish China’s first community-based biobank of diabetes risk samples from healthy populations, actively advancing the prevention and control of diabetes as a chronic disease in China. It will genuinely enhance the nation’s capabilities in diabetes prediction, prevention, and health management, ultimately benefiting the vast population of patients with diabetes.

Ms. Zhang Youling, Deputy Director of the Administrative Committee of Chongqing Liangjiang New Area; Academician Cheng Jing, Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and President of CapitalBio Corporation; Professor Jia Weiping, Chairman of the Diabetes Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and President of Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital; Professor Wu Liuxin, Former Chairman of the Health Management Branch of the Chinese Medical Association; Professor Li Qifu, Director of the Department of Endocrinology at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University and Director of the Chongqing Diabetes Center; Mr. Gao Zhenfeng, President of the First People’s Hospital of Liangjiang New Area; and Ms. Wang Xinyu, Vice President of the Second People’s Hospital of Liangjiang New Area, along with other leaders and experts, jointly attended the project launch ceremony.

At the project launch meeting, Professor Jia Weiping emphasized the concept of building a “Whole-Course Diabetes Health Management Platform” integrating medical care and prevention for the “With You” Community Diabetes Health Management Public Welfare Project, as well as the comprehensive management model of “Hospital-Community Integrated Tiered Diagnosis and Treatment.”

Gao Zhenfeng, President of the First People’s Hospital of Liangjiang New Area, highlighted the hospital’s role and responsibilities in community-based chronic disease health management and expressed strong support for promoting the comprehensive implementation of the project.

Academician Cheng Jing, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and President of CapitalBio Corporation, pointed out that the “With You” Community Diabetes Health Management Public Welfare Project is a proactive exploration by Bio-Healthee around the national health and wellness policy of “focusing on primary care and prioritizing prevention.” Chongqing Bio-Healthee Leijingtang traces its roots to Tsinghua University; from its inception, it has been destined to shoulder the mission of serving the public through technology and improving the health quality of the nation.

Ms. Zhang Youling, Deputy Director of the Administrative Committee of Liangjiang New Area in Chongqing, pointed out that the implementation of this public welfare project will provide a demonstration and model for chronic disease health management across the district. It will offer valuable data and evidence for decision-making to improve the level of primary care-based chronic disease health management for Chinese citizens. This initiative represents a significant step by Liangjiang New Area in implementing the “Healthy China” and “Healthy Chongqing” strategies, as well as an active practice in establishing a national-level demonstration zone for comprehensive prevention and control of non-communicable chronic diseases.

At the project launch event, Professor Jia Weiping, Professor Li Qifu, and other domestic diabetes experts jointly participated in the inaugural community outreach and free clinic activity of the “With You” public welfare project for community-based diabetes health management.

Furthermore, Boao Yihe will also engage in the research, development, and production of products such as elderly care assistive devices, smart health equipment, and personalized health foods in Chongqing, while providing high-quality genetics counseling services related to health.