China's leading medical group sued over death of 7-year-old girl

Quanjian, one of China's largest medical groups, has just been sued for the second time by Zhou Erli.

According toEpoch Times, child patient Zhou Yang was diagnosed with sacral germ cell cancer in 2012. Within six months, the then 4-year-old girl underwent 4 surgeries and 23 rounds of chemotherapy at Beijing Children's Hospital.

In December 2012, when Yang's condition had stabilized, Quanjian Group contacted the patient's family, saying that they could completely cure her. Hearing this, Yang's father, Zhou Erli, took his daughter to Quanjian's headquarters in Tianjin City and met Shu Yuhui, the group's founder and chairman.

Share withBeijing NewsMr. Zhou claimed that he spent 5,000 yuan to buy three different herbal medicines produced by Quanjian. However, after taking the medicine for several months, Yang's health rapidly declined. The girl died on December 12, 2015.

While Yang was in the hospital, Zhou’s family discovered that Quanjian had used his photo in advertisements and claimed to have cured his germ cell cancer. After contacting the corporation without receiving a response, Zhou filed a lawsuit and lost due to insufficient evidence.

On December 27, 2018, Mr. Zhou informedBeijing Newssaid he would continue to pursue the case. Shortly after the New Year, he filed a second lawsuit, demanding that Quanjian Group be held responsible for his daughter’s death and admit to false advertising. In response, Quanjian Group denied all allegations.

In addition to Yang’s case, Quanjian has been sued multiple times for pyrotherapy, a skin treatment that involves burning a patient’s skin with alcohol, resulting in death and burns. Quanjian does not directly perform the procedure, but trains and licenses more than 7,000 therapists to perform pyrotherapy across China.

Most recently, a former employee named He Juan accused Quanjian of using tricks to increase sales. In it, the group "deliberately said" that its sanitary napkins were so clean that they could be eaten, and that even the facial cleanser could be drunk.

The Tianjin government has sent an investigation team to Quanjian Group to clarify the incident. Some online sales sites have removed all Quanjian products from their websites.