Not sure if this is the best community to post. Most BRICS countries massively increasing healthcare spending. Of course increased spending doesn’t necessarily equate to better outcomes as the US shows with highest global healthcare spending per capita but worse health outcomes compared to similar economies. China plans to massively improve their universal health coverage so I really hope increases in spending equate to increasing health access. Currently many health services are still privately operated in China and operate on a profit incentive unfortunately, meaning there is still some out of pocket costs for many treatments. I really hope to see full comprehensive and affordable UHC implemented in China.

  • freagle
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    1 year ago

    Don’t forget, 70 years ago China was just finished fighting a bloody civil war and kicking out the Japanese, French, British, and Americans while negotiating the loss of Taiwan and Hong Kong after a century of war, devastation, and domination by foreign countries. The average wage in China was the lowest in the world. In 70 years, they’ve ended biannual famines, rebuilt their country, negotiated autonomy for multiple cultures in their border, secured that border against constant threat and harassment, and achieved a higher purchasing power parity than the richest country in the world. 70 years! We saw China’s commitment to public health during the pandemic. We’re going to see a constant improvement in health outcomes for at least another 30 years as China moves towards its 2050 targets.