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Historically, in rural areas, most healthcare was available in clinics providing rudimentary care, with poorly trained medical personnel and little medical equipment or medications, though certain rural areas had far higher-quality medical care than others. However, the quality of rural health services has improved dramatically since 2009.
As of 2017, China has more SOEs than any other country, and the most SOEs among large national companies. [1] [page needed] As of the end of 2019, China's SOEs represented 4.5% of the global economy [2] and the total assets of all China's SOEs, including those operating in the financial sector, reached US$78.08 trillion. [3]
During the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), Mao Zedong emphasized the need to improve medical care in rural China. [1]: 270 The Rural Cooperative Medical System (RCMS) developed in the late 1960s. [1]: 270 In this system, each large production brigade established a medical cooperative station staffed by barefoot doctors.
China Silk Corporation 中国中丝集团公司 74 China Forestry Group 中国林业集团公司 75 China National Pharmaceutical Group: 中国医药集团总公司 76 China Poly Group Corporation: 中国保利集团公司 77 China Construction Technology Consulting Corporation 中国建筑设计研究院 78 China Metallurgical Geology Bureau
A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a business entity created or owned by a national or local government, either through an executive order or legislation.SOEs aim to generate profit for the government, prevent private sector monopolies, provide goods at lower prices, implement government policies, or serve remote areas where private businesses are scarce.
Dong (2008) also mentions that China has been working to reinstate the cooperative medical systems in rural areas by pushing for state-funded health centers to be established. [20] That being said, some studies, such as Dib (2008) have shown that the quality of health care in rural areas still varies widely depending on wealth of the region. [ 21 ]
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Studies on public reception of the quality of China's healthcare in more rural Chinese provinces shows continued gaps in understanding between what is available in terms of medical care and affordability of healthcare. [37] There continues to be a disparity between the quality of healthcare in rural and urban areas.