China’s Rural Healthcare Reform

CHINA'S Rural Healthcare Reform Key Issues: 1. Rural-urban disparity 2. Inaccessible facilities for the poor 3. Lack of information technology 4. Outdated equipment 5. Rising costs Shanghai Hong Kong Rural Urban 70% tt+ Live in rural China TM- Urban Rural $124 Billion To improve healthcare by 2020 Three tier rural network: 1. 2,000 county hospitals 2. 29,000 township health centers 3. 620,000 village clinics Training required for 1,700,000 rural network healthcare professionals Carestream Source: Frontier Strulegy Group Analysis, "Overview of China's Healthcare Reforms Impod and Trends for Medical Device Companies," Q1 2010.