China plans to bring basic healthcare to all ...

Healthcare is the No.1 concern among Chinese, ranking above security, education and even employment. Now the Government has unveiled a 10-year plan aimed at bringing affordable medical services to even the poorest farmer and calming rising public anger.

The government will invest 850 billion yuan (£85 billion) between 2009 and 2011 to bring healthcare to 90 per cent of the 1.3 billion Chinese.

The move comes after the government was alerted by a report that was published by a think tank that branded the system a failure and warned of “severe public criticism of the Government if it did not act.”

Like the U.S., there are reports of Chinese families suffering immense hardships due to illnesses which have either wiped out savings or have left those sick with inadequate treatment.

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