ILO recognises China's implementation of a system that benefits all people

The ILO released an analysis report in Geneva on the 3rd, affirming China’s medical insurance system that has benefited the whole nation in recent years.

This analysis report entitled "China's Latest Revolution: Benefiting Basic Medical Services for All People." The report believes that the achievements China has made in promoting basic medical services in recent years have not only been a "reform" but also a "revolution."

The report said that before 2003, the population targeted by China's medical insurance was mainly urban workers. Since then, China has vigorously promoted medical insurance for rural residents and urban residents. Since April 2009, the Chinese government has invested 850 billion yuan in a new round of medical reforms. At present, China’s universal medical insurance has basically achieved full coverage. By the end of 2011, the number of people covered by employees, urban residents, and new rural cooperative medical insurance has been It reached 1.3 billion people and the coverage rate reached 95%. China already has the world's largest medical insurance system. In the past three years, the Chinese government has invested a total of 63 billion yuan to support the construction of 2,200 county-level hospitals and 33,000 basic medical and health institutions. In the past three years, China has also introduced a training system for general practitioners, trained more than 10,000 general practitioners, and initially established a network covering primary and secondary health care in urban and rural areas.

The report pointed out that the budget for China’s investment in health in recent years has increased by 30% each year. From 2008 to 2011, China invested a lot of financial resources in training medical staff and improving medical services. China also released the "National Essential Drug List" to prevent medical institutions from increasing the price of drugs. The price of essential drugs fell by an average of 30% before the implementation of the system. In addition, the new medical insurance system is particularly aimed at providing "three-nothing" personnel in urban residents who have no ability to work, no source of income, and who cannot be supported.

The report also pointed out that at present, there are only 1.32 nursing staff per 1,000 people in China, which has hindered some insured persons from actually obtaining medical services. In addition, the rapid ageing of the Chinese population poses a challenge to China's medical security. The population of China's population aged 65 and above will exceed 8%. By 2025, this proportion will reach 14%, which is bound to increase the burden on China's medical insurance system.