摘要
China will establish this year＇s health files for at least 20 percent of rural residents, and will give priority to women, children and seniors, Deng Haihua, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, told a recent news conference. Deng said the ministry began, in 2007, to establish rural family health files in 13 counties nationwide as part of the country＇s medical service system reform. ＂Standard electronic documents will replace conventional paper documentation throughout the country,＂ Deng added. ＂We, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs （MCA）, have also made efforts to improve medical security for children suffering from congenital heart disease and leukemia. New rural cooperative medical insurance and the MCA medical allowance now cover 90 percent of these patients＇ treatment fees,＂ Deng added.
