Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC, National Health Commission of the PRC, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology of the PRC, Ministry of Finance of the PRC, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, State Administration for Market Regulation, National Healthcare Security Administration, National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and National Medical Products Administration jointly issued the Development Plan for the Medical Equipment Sector during the "14th Five-Year Plan" Period (hereinafter referred to as the Plan). Testing and diagnostic medical devices have been listed as the key development area in the Plan with a focus on POCT.

Medical devices form an important material basis for medical health and healthcare, directly related to people's life safety and physical health. The CPC Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the development of the medical device industry. Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, stresses that "We should speed up to make up for the shortcomings of our high-end medical devices".

The "14th Five-Year Plan" period is a decisive stage for China to comprehensively promote the construction of a healthy China, the in-depth implementation of the Manufacturing Power Strategy as well as the high-quality development of the medical device industry. Testing and diagnostic medical devices have been a key development area with a focus on POCT.

POCT has the advantages of simple operation, portable instruments, and timely and accurate results, and is one of the fastest-growing segments of the IVD industry in recent years. Currently, POCT products have been widely used in the testing of glucose, pregnancy, infection factors, cardiac markers, blood gas and electrolytes, infectious diseases, narcotic drugs, tumor markers, etc.

Fosun Diagnostics is making constant efforts in the field of POCT. In particular, the POCT series products for the management of chronic diseases provide patients with chronic diseases with solutions to at-home tests. Regarding chronic diseases, Fosun Diagnostics gives full play to the advantages of its large platform to develop products in the field of POCT suitable for the at-home testing of patients with chronic diseases, thus providing solutions for patients in the daily monitoring of chronic diseases such as glycosuric acid, hyperuricemia, arthrolithiasis, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, uremia, etc., and providing guarantees to the healthy life of millions of patients.

Upholding the mission of "integrating innovative diagnostic techniques and safeguarding lives and health of the world" and focusing on the IVD industry, Fosun Diagnostics promotes the development and implementation of innovative technologies and products and makes contributions to society while giving additional trust and guarantee to our customers through high-quality products and timely and reliable services under the guidance of the Development Plan for the Medical Equipment Sector during the 14th Five-Year Plan Period.