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For the purpose of comparison, the Chinese version of the mechanism is presented from the same three aspects. The two management systems are then compared both qualitatively and quantitatively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>Deficient areas in Chinese public\u2010health management mechanism as well as challenging issues associated with supply chain design and coordination for emergency supplies in the context of large\u2010scale public health emergencies with low frequency but catastrophic impacts are found. Specifically, the following three important research problems are revealed from the comparative study: how to establish an efficient organizational structure that incorporates all the relevant entities in public\u2010health emergency management? How to establish an information system for emergency management that integrates disease surveillance, control, and prevention? 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