China’s Health Ministry has announced the “China 2020″ program that promises to “provide a universal national health service and promote equal access to public services,” according to a BBC News report. The program is intended “to reform the health system and provide a national service for all citizens, including the rural population.” According to the BBC, commentators see in this announcement a move towards a British NHS model of health care.
See my entire post over at the World Health Care blog
October 14, 2008 at 6:25 am
[...] been following China’s developments on health care reform for a while now (here, here, here, and especially here). The process has been slow but deliberate with significant [...]