Premier urges medical services for all citizens

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BEIJING - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has urged that a basic medical care system be provided to all citizens as a public service.

Li made the remarks in a written instruction to a national teleconference for healthcare system reform that was held Friday.

Li said that the reform of healthcare system was a worldwide problem and that needs continuous, unremitting efforts.

The premier said governments and relevant departments at various levels should regard the reform as an important task for improving people's livelihood, and work to provide a basic medical care system to all citizens as a public service.

Liu Yandong, vice-premier and the head of a leading group for the reform under the State Council, said at the meeting that significant progress has been achieved since the central government started a new round of healthcare reform in 2009.

The healthcare reform is an important guarantee for realizing a well-off society and the Chinese dream, Liu said, adding that there can be no overall well-off society unless citizens are in good health.

Liu asked that the establishment of an emergency aid system for illnesses be accelerated and that the function of the essential medicine system be improved.

In addition to infrastructure and hardware construction for the reform, the recruitment of grassroots medical personnel and healthcare services in hospitals should also be improved, the official said.

Liu called for proceeding with a pilot program for the reform of county-level hospitals, which could lead to the determination of a principle method for the reform that could be promoted nationwide.

Supporting reforms in pharmaceutical production and circulation, medical education and research on domestic medical equipment should also be taken into the overall consideration for the reform, she said.

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China is now a great country. My country Singapore, even though we are rich, deprive socialize health care to our citizen in order that rentier class of doctor, big pharma, medico-capitalist class fleece us.

Continue the good work China.

 

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China is now a great country. My country Singapore, even though we are rich, deprive socialize health care to our citizen in order that rentier class of doctor, big pharma, medico-capitalist class fleece us.

Continue the good work China.

In China, public hospitals located in major cities hold the most superior medical resources that rural residents can hardly get access to. In addition, pharmaceuticals take most profit of drugs while the low paid doctors and hospitals charge patients for unbelievable prices. China government has permitted private capital entering medical market and I think market factors will balance the demand and supply medical resources.
As for the social medical care system, only Beijing, Shenzhen and other tier 1 cities cover that. In the long run, I hope with the administrative barrier's down, all education and medical resources can reach where is need and bring benefit to the whole country.
BTW, my sister work for Singapore DBS Bank. Singapore, as a developed country, is a good model to China.