Head of community health center awarded 2021 Sasakawa Prize by WHO

Wu Hao is interviewed during the Two Sessions in Beijing, March 3, 2018. /CFP

Dr Wu Hao, head of Fangzhuang Community Health Service Center in Beijing, China, is awarded the 2021 Sasakawa Prize by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday, according to WHO's official Twitter account.

"Dr Wu has devoted his career to improving community health and integrating the use of technology to ensure more people can access care close to home," said WHO in the tweet.

Screenshot from WHO's official Twitter account.

Also a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Wu established a 24-hour free health consult service for the community via WeChat.

Wu was also listed as one of the 1,499role modelsin China's fight against the COVID-19 epidemic on September 8, 2020.