China has decided to extend family doctor services to every household in the country by 2020, reveal sources.
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‘All people in China are expected to have access to 'family doctor' services by 2020.’
With a population of about 1.4 billion, of which 9 percent is elderly, China is faced with rising health problems such as cancer and obesity among others. The problems have to do with various factors which range from pollution to sedentary lifestyle.
In 2015, over four million people were diagnosed with cancer and nearly three million died from it.
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The public healthcare system is overburdened in China, which is faced with a shortage of doctors. The burgeoning middle class has given rise to growing privatization in the health sector.
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According to WHO, China had 1.9 physicians per 1,000 people.
China ranked 95th globally in health expenditure per capita in 2013, according to the most recent World Bank data.
Source-IANS
