Medical Parasitology Branch of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, which affiliated at NIPD, was awarded as the outstanding branch of 2016, after a strict expert review.

During the annual meeting of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association in Beijing on January 18 - 20, 2017, Dr. Zhou Xiaonong, the Director of the Medical Parasitology Branch and Director of NIPD, took over the award and reported the work of 2016 and the work plan of 2017. Mr. Cao Chunli, the secretary of the branch also attended the meeting.