On Sept 1, the First People's Hospital of Guangyuan, Sichuan province was awarded the title of "Regional Sub-center of the Brain & Heart Health Alliance of China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases (CNCRCND)" at a congress held in Xi'an, Shaanxi province.

The First People's Hospital of Guangyuan, Sichuan province is awarded the title of "Regional Sub-center of the Brain & Heart Health Alliance of China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases (CNCRCND)" at a congress held in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. [Photo/Guangyuan Daily]

The first batch of membership units of the alliance consists of 37 units from 14 provinces. Renowned experts such as Zhao Jizong, director of the CNCRCND; Meng Xia, office manager of the CNCRCND; and Wang Shuo, chairperson of the neurosurgery branch of the Chinese Medical Association, witnessed the birth of the alliance.

The alliance aims to promote the concept of neuro-co-cardiological diseases, establish an early screening system for primary prevention among the general public.

With the rapid increase in the elderly population across the country, there are more patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in demand of medical treatment.

Zhao, who is the pioneer and founder of minimally invasive neurosurgery in China, first proposed the concept of neuro-co-cardiological diseases.

At the founding conference, he called for various departments and fields within healthcare institutions to pool wisdom and cope with demand.