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HEFEI, July 24 (Xinhua) -- China will
begin establishing another 16 regional health centers in 2021 to provide
the public with easier access to quality medical services, according to
an official with the National Health Commission Saturday. In
addition, the country will also push forward the establishment of
national medical centers and national research centers for clinical
medicine, said Li Bin, deputy head of the commission, at a conference on
the reform on medicine and healthcare system held in Hefei, east
China's Anhui Province. The effort
is in line with the State Council's requirement to balance the
distribution of medical resources and improve the tiered system of
diagnosis and treatment, conveyed in a document released in May. The
major task of the reform in the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025)
is to ensure that patients receive proper medical services without
leaving their native provincial-level regions, and that treatment for
minor illness can be provided at their doorstep, said Xu Shuqiang,
another commission official. Previously,
China had already established regional health centers in eight
provinces. "Next year, regional health centers in China will basically
cover all provincial-level regions," Xu added. Enditem
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