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The report suggests that without health care reforms the spending on health care in China will increase to 9% of China's GDP by 2035 which is an increase from the 5.6% of China's GDP in 2014. [34] With substantial urbanization, attention to health care has changed.
Within the health system, the Classification of Chinese hospitals is a 3-tier system according to the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China. [1] Hospitals are classified in a system that recognizes a hospital's ability to provide medical care, medical education, and conduct medical research.
Chinese Health Care System Reform at a Crossroads Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER) report. (Mar 1, 2007) Qingyue Meng, Xingzhu Liu, Reforming China's Healthcare System: Beijing's Strategy for Establishing Universal Coverage China Brief, 6(24). (December 6, 2006) Gregory C Chow. An Economic Analysis of Health Care in China.doc Princeton ...
In 2000–2001, the budget allocation for the health sector was approximately US$144 million; health expenditures per capita were estimated at US$4.50, compared with US$10 on average in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2000 the country counted one hospital bed per 4,900 population and more than 27,000 people per primary health care facility.
Rural cooperative medical systems provided subsidized health care to rural residents. [2] One aspect of this system was barefoot doctors, who received some training and then delivered primary care medicine to those who needed it. [2] Barefoot doctors were a good contribution to primary health systems in China during the Cultural Revolution.
It was the first international declaration underlining the importance of primary health care. The primary health care approach has since then been accepted by member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) as the key to achieving the goal of "Health For All", but only in developing countries at first. This applied to all other ...
China is a member of the World Health Organization. [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]
Health insurance in China is largely run by local governments. China has near universal health insurance coverage. China has near universal health insurance coverage. Previously separate, health insurance for both urban and rural residents have been merged into a single system (Health Insurance for Urban and Rural Residents) since 2016.