Home
News
- Highlight
- ACWF News
- Society
- Women in Action
People
- Inspiring Women
- Faces in the Crowd
- Newsmakers
In-depth
- Exclusives
- Spotlight
- Family
- Blending in
ACWF
- About the ACWF
- ACWF Leaders
- Functional Departments of the ACWF
- Affiliated Institutions of the ACWF
- Group Members

News / Society

China Ensures Healthcare Access for All 510 Mln Rural Residents

　May 25, 2022

BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) — China has expanded medical facilities in rural areas in the past decade to ensure its 509.8 million rural residents have access to basic medical services.

By the end of 2021, China had set up 23,000 county-level medical and healthcare institutions, 35,000 township health facilities and 599,000 village clinics across the country, the National Health Commission told a press conference Tuesday.

The establishment of health agencies has remedied the shortfall in medical resources in rural regions and enabled rural residents, or 36.1 percent of the total population, to enjoy medical services on their doorsteps, the commission said.

Programs have also been initiated to help patients from nearly 10 million families with financial difficulty, the commission added.

(Source: Xinhua)

32.3K

Please understand that womenofchina.cn,a non-profit, information-communication website, cannot reach every writer before using articles and images. For copyright issues, please contact us by emailing: [email protected]. The articles published and opinions expressed on this website represent the opinions of writers and are not necessarily shared by womenofchina.cn. 