Health minister talks the future of China's health system

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A senior Chinese health official on Monday said that China is willing to cooperate with other countries to reduce "health injustice" and provide better health services for everyone.

Ma Xiaowei, minister of China's National Health Commission, made the remarks at the 71st World Health Assembly.

He said that China attaches key importance to the establishment of a high quality and efficient medical and health service system, and makes every effort to make the health service affordable.

Also deepening the reform has become a strong driving force to move China's health service forward on a road with Chinese characteristics, he added.

Ma Xiaowei is currently leading the Chinese delegation to the 71st World Health Assembly, which kicked off in Geneva on Monday.

According to the Chinese official, during the past 55 years China has sent medical teams to 69 developing countries, dispatched 250,000 health care professionals and treated 280 million patient times.

The 71st annual World Health Assembly takes place from May 21 to 26 of 2018 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, with nearly 4,000 delegates from the World Health Organization's (WHO's) 194 members and partner organizations in attendance.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency