id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-303557-bbbq6ylr Tong, Michael Xiaoliang China's capacity of hospitals to deal with infectious diseases in the context of climate change 2018-04-16 .txt text/plain 4677 225 46 METHODS: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was utilized to gauge information regarding capacity of hospitals to deal with infectious diseases in the context of climate change among 611 clinical professionals whose roles pertained to infectious disease diagnosis, treatment and management in Anhui Province of China. The majority of participants suggested that effective prevention and control measures, more interdisciplinary collaborations, more funding in rural areas for health care, and improved access to facilities enabling online reporting of infectious diseases, were extremely important strategies in building capacity to curb the population health impact of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases due to climate change in China. The study employs a cross-sectional questionnaire survey among clinical professionals to explore China's capacity of hospitals to deal with infectious diseases in the context of climate change. Further, the study explores participants' views on capacity building in the hospital sector to curb potential emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases due to climate change in China. ./cache/cord-303557-bbbq6ylr.txt ./txt/cord-303557-bbbq6ylr.txt