China sees steady progress in diagnosis, treatment system: health official
China's primary-level medical institutions, including community health centers and township and village clinics, now handle 52 percent of the country's total medical visits, a National Health Commission official said Tuesday.
During a press conference, Fu Wei, an official in charge of primary-level healthcare, said China has seen steady progress in building a tiered diagnosis and treatment system, with medical institutions at the county level and below serving more patients.
Fu said medical institutions in rural areas should be capable of handling common and frequently occurring diseases.
The tiered medical system aims to classify diseases according to their priority and difficulty of treatment as a reference for medical institutions at different levels to treat different diseases, Fu added.
This year, China will further encourage patients to seek basic medical care at primary-level medical institutions and enhance these institutions' capacity to identify complex diseases and transfer patients to higher-level hospitals, Fu said.
Through such efforts, more common and frequently occurring diseases are expected to be diagnosed and treated at medical institutions at the county level or below, she added.
Related articles
With Djokovic awaiting the winner, Murray trails Hanfmann at rain
GENEVA (AP) — Needing a win to face Novak Djokovic next at the Geneva Open, Andy Murray was saved by2024-05-22Grand champion crowned 'Best in pork' at World barbecue championship
The World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest crowned a grand prize winner Saturday after hundreds2024-05-223 dead, 3 wounded in early morning shooting in Ohio's capital
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Three people died and three others were wounded in an early morning shooting i2024-05-22Who is Ebrahim Raisi, Iran's president involved in helicopter incident
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi has long been seen as a2024-05-22Adams, Reyna, Turner, Ream are US concerns ahead of Copa America
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Adams, Gio Reyna, Matt Turner and Tim Ream will be given the three weeks ahead2024-05-22Disputed penalty in final minutes gives Whitecaps a 1
SEATTLE (AP) — Ryan Gauld scored on a penalty kick in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time,2024-05-22
atest comment