Abstract: Pairing assistance is an institutional arrangement with unique Chinese characteristics, which plays a prominent role in the management of major public health emergencies. After a long period of construction and development,China has formed a rich and diversified paring assistance system. In the process of uniting and leading the people of the whole country to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic,a major public health emergency since the founding of the People's Republic of China,a governmentled, enterprise-coordinated and society supported assistance subject has been formed; measures such as dispatching medical teams and supplying epidemic prevention materials have laid a solid foundation for winning the battle of epidemic prevention and control, and the efficient operation of pairing assistance system has been ensured by establishing scientific and reasonable organization and leadership mechanism, personnel selection mechanism and logistics support mechanism. Effective pairing assistance for the prevention and control of the epidemic very effectively demonstrates the advantages of China's system, embodies China's spirit, and boosts confidence in the fight against the epidemic. It also provides China's wisdom and China's solutions to the rest of the world.

Key words: public health events, COVID-19, epidemic prevention and control, pairing assistance, institutional advantage