Prof. Wang Longde is the President of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, the Chairman of Expert Committee of Diseases Prevention and Control, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China, and an Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering. He is also a member of the 12th Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China. He has served as Vice-Minister of Ministry of Health of China for twelve years. Prof Wang plays significant leadership role in public health in China. More than 100 papers and more than 30 books related to public health, preventive medicine, epidemiology and disease control have been published, among them some papers published on important journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine and the Lancet. Prof. Wang has got several important awards, including China National Science and Technology Award, the Stop TB Partnership's 2007 Kochon Prize, and the 2007 UNAIDS Award of Excellent Leadership and Continuous Contribution for Response to AIDS.Email: wangld@nhfpc.gov.cn