Lei Haichao is the current Minister in charge of the Commission and Party Branch Secretary.

In March 2018, the Government of the People's Republic of China announced that the National Health and Family Planning Commission was dissolved and that its functions were integrated into the new agency, the National Health Commission.

[3] Minister Ma reported in the 92nd World Health Assembly, since 1978, China has been focused on improving primary healthcare, develop universal safety net for residents and improving the quality, efficiency and access to primary health care.

[3] The Commission has a role in providing foreign aid through its coordination of China's overseas medical teams.

[4]: 73 The commission is the lead agency in mainland China coordinating the national efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.