In order to thoroughly implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, continue to strengthen the measurement system and capacity building, and improve the ability of measurement to serve the people’s better life, as the 22nd World Metrology Day is approaching, the State Administration for Market Regulation recently issued a notice requesting that With the theme of "Measuring and Guarding Health", the activities of "5·20 World Metrology Day" and "Measuring Safeguarding Health and Benefiting People's Livelihood" will be deployed nationwide in 2021.

　　The notice requires that the measurement basis for the protection of people’s health should be consolidated, focusing on the measurement needs of the people’s healthy life, healthy environment, and health industry, vigorously strengthen the measurement system and capacity building, improve the ability of measurement to protect health, and strengthen the measurement of people’s livelihood in the field of health. Supervise and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the people. Intensify supervision and inspection of measuring instruments such as focal meters and refractors in glasses manufacturing and distributing places to ensure accurate measurement in the manufacturing and distributing of glasses to prevent secondary damage to the eyesight of young people. Strictly implement the compulsory verification of working measuring instruments in the fields of medical and health, public safety, and ecological environment. Actively explore the implementation of integrity measurement self-commitment actions in the health field.

　　The notice emphasized that the local market supervision departments should provide services to protect health and benefit the people's livelihood, and effectively increase the people's sense of gain in measurement. Mobilize the measurement technology institutions at all levels and relevant units of the market supervision system to take advantage of measurement technology, accept free measurement technical consultations for the people, verify and calibrate civilian measurement instruments closely related to healthy life for the people free of charge, and take the initiative to open to the society and health-related Metrology laboratory. Set up a measurement technology service team, and actively carry out activities such as entering the community, entering schools, and entering nursing homes for health measurement services. Strengthen thematic publicity and enhance the measurement awareness of the whole society.