EDITOR'S NOTE: In an interview given of late to our staff reporter, Gao Qiang, Chinese Minister of Health, spoke on the achievements made by China in medical and health work during the Tenth Five-Year Plan period (...EDITOR'S NOTE: In an interview given of late to our staff reporter, Gao Qiang, Chinese Minister of Health, spoke on the achievements made by China in medical and health work during the Tenth Five-Year Plan period (2001-2005), the soaring medical costs that have invoked much public complaint, ways of carrying to depth the reform of the medical service system, development of the rural cooperative medical system and community-based medical services in cities, as well as prevention and control of AIDS. Following is a transcript of the interview.展开更多
THE past 20 years since China launched its economic reform have seen thefastest growth ever in the Chinese people’s living standard. According to ananalysis by the State Statistics Bureau based on a comprehensive eva...THE past 20 years since China launched its economic reform have seen thefastest growth ever in the Chinese people’s living standard. According to ananalysis by the State Statistics Bureau based on a comprehensive evaluationof the overall living standard, urban residents in China have reached 90 percent ofthe index required by a well-off life, while rural residents have reached 81.5percent of the index. The evaluation shows that Chinese residents have achieved展开更多
文摘EDITOR'S NOTE: In an interview given of late to our staff reporter, Gao Qiang, Chinese Minister of Health, spoke on the achievements made by China in medical and health work during the Tenth Five-Year Plan period (2001-2005), the soaring medical costs that have invoked much public complaint, ways of carrying to depth the reform of the medical service system, development of the rural cooperative medical system and community-based medical services in cities, as well as prevention and control of AIDS. Following is a transcript of the interview.
文摘THE past 20 years since China launched its economic reform have seen thefastest growth ever in the Chinese people’s living standard. According to ananalysis by the State Statistics Bureau based on a comprehensive evaluationof the overall living standard, urban residents in China have reached 90 percent ofthe index required by a well-off life, while rural residents have reached 81.5percent of the index. The evaluation shows that Chinese residents have achieved