Highlights of the study are to deepen the health reforms in China -
China must continue reforming its health system with a number of critical steps to meet the growing health needs of the population and control the increase in spending, despite impressive results in the reform of health care and rapid progress towards universal health coverage. These include systemic and institutional reform and innovation, adopting a tiered service delivery system, a return to greater reliance on community care and less on health care more expensive hospital, according to a two-year scan study by the World Bank Group, the World Health Organization, the Ministry of Finance, the national Health and family planning, and the Ministry of human Resources and social security of China.
"the report's recommendations, built on robust, extensive research and close collaboration by five organizations representing three partners will contribute positively to the formation of the 13th five-year plan on health care reform. We look forward to the study and application of the findings of the report carefully, it will help us move forward on health reform, "said Liu Yandong, Vice Premier of the State Council of China.
The study Deepening health reform in China, high quality building and Value-Based Service Delivery, China has lifted more than 0 million people out of poverty over the past three decades and achieved remarkable success in health
Since the launch of the 09 health reforms, China has significantly increased investment to develop health infrastructure. strengthen the primary health care system; achieved almost universal coverage of health insurance in a relatively short period; reduced the share of out-of-pocket spending - a major cause of poverty induced by the disease - of total health expenditure; continued to promote equal access to basic public health services; deepen reform of public hospitals; and improving the availability, equity and accessibility of health services. It also significantly reduces child and maternal mortality and infectious disease rates, and improved life expectancy and health of the Chinese people.
As in much of the rest of the world, China also faces many challenges in the reform and development of its health system. The population is aging and there is a sharp increase in non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease. The number of people over 65 years in China is now at 140 million and is expected to increase to 230 million by 2030.
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