Current location:opinions >>
40 Percent More Elderly Covered by Public Healthcare Services
opinions6161People have gathered around
IntroductionContact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom ...
- Home
- News
- People
- In-depth
- ACWF
40 Percent More Elderly Covered by Public Healthcare Services
ByCheng Si November 3, 2023China has channeled a tremendous amount of resources into improving grassroots healthcare infrastructure and nurturing related talent, and has made continuous efforts to promote the high-quality formation of families by strengthening healthcare for women and children, officials said in Beijing on Wednesday.
According to the latest figures from the National Health Commission, China now has over 3,800 community-based hospitals to meet the medical needs of the public.
The commission said that over 5,000 college graduates had been recruited as village doctors this year and nearly 4,800 medical students — included in a national tuition-waiver program in return for contributing to rural healthcare — had finished training for their grassroots positions so far this year.
"We've also pushed forward with family doctor services for average people, especially those key groups such as the elderly and disabled," Wang Bin, a senior official from the National Health Commission, told a news conference. "By the end of June, over 70 percent of these key groups nationwide had access to family doctor services.
He said that in the first half of this year, China had expanded public healthcare services to cover nearly 90 million people aged 65 and above (up 40 percent year on year), 110 million people with high blood pressure (up 3.3 percent), and around 37.63 million people with Type 2 diabetes (up 6.9 percent).
Healthcare services for women and children had also been improved, said Yu Yanhong, another senior official from the commission.
"In 2022, the maternal mortality rate fell to 15.7 per 100,000, and the infant mortality rate was 4.9 percent and the death rate of children under five years old was 6.8 percent, all record lows," she said, adding that such rates were among the best achieved in upper-middle-income countries.
Wang said that in May, the central authorities had stressed the importance of improving policies that supported childbirth.
"The commission has made continuous efforts to build up a systematic mechanism supporting childbirth and protecting health equality for women and children," he said. "We have also, in cooperation with other central departments, launched a series of related education, tax, housing and medical insurance policies."
The commission would continue to explore the enhancement of nursery services and related talent, and improve regulations and standards for the sector.
(Source: chinadaily.com.cn)
32.3KPlease understand that womenofchina.cn,a non-profit, information-communication website, cannot reach every writer before using articles and images. For copyright issues, please contact us by emailing: [email protected]. The articles published and opinions expressed on this website represent the opinions of writers and are not necessarily shared by womenofchina.cn.
Comments
Magazines
Projects
- 2023 Women Science and Technology Innovation Pioneer...
Photos
- People Enjoy Blooming Tulips in Jinan, East...
- Flowers Bloom Across China in Spring
Special Coverage
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Worldly Workshop news portal”。http://solomonislands.graduatethesis.org/news-61c699877.html
Related articles
Culture festival showcases integration
opinionsA cultural festival hosted at a Chinese university on Thursday showcased the exchange and integratio ...
【opinions】
Read moreThe serial 'dine
opinionsA couple accused of running a 'dine and dash racket' have allegedly targeted a string of restaurants ...
【opinions】
Read moreA new report says Mexico has abandoned protection of loggerhead sea turtles
opinionsMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government has largely abandoned protection and enforcement measures ...
【opinions】
Read more
Popular articles
- A warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest was requested. But no decision was made about whether to issue it
- Philippine troops kill 12 suspected Muslim rebels in clash that wounded seven soldiers
- Donald Trump trial LIVE: Michael Cohen says ex
- Biden will send Ukraine air defense weapons, artillery once Senate approves, Zelenskyy says
- Seven sneaky clauses in estate agent contracts that can cost you dear
- Chinese generosity in lead
Latest articles
Travis Kelce downs whiskey shot on slice of bread at Kelce Jam without Taylor Swift
The body of a kayaker has been recovered after he vanished last week in Indianapolis
The serial 'dine
Twins send struggling Varland to Triple
Scottie Scheffler's Louisville court date postponed after arrest during PGA Championship
Delta Air Lines, facing another union attempt to organize flight attendants, is raising their pay
LINKS
- Saweetie and YG Marley look cozy as they put on a loved
- World AI conference concludes in Shanghai with fruitful results
- SE China's Quanzhou drives high
- China surpasses U.S. in publishing most influential academic papers: report
- SE China's Quanzhou drives high
- China, Micronesia to elevate ties
- 3 scientists share 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics
- At birthplace of Olympics, performers at flame
- Scientists develop fully integrated memristor chip with low energy consumption
- World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit kicks off