ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the promotion model with the sustainable development of appropriate technologies in rural health. Methods After a large-scale government-led, administrative intervention mode (Ⅰ mode) , the mode (Ⅱ mode) dominated by the third sector and participated in by the whole society was used in some counties, and Ⅲ model, an enterprise-led and market economy controlled mode was adopted in Tongliang County. Results The primary care doctor and patient satisfaction in the third sector participation mode, and the personal experiences of doctors in enterprise-led mode were evaluated as excellence. The differences of experience of both doctors and patients between the third sector-led and government-led were statistically significant (P<0.01) ; he third sector-led mode was better than government-led mode. Conclusion It needs to establish a long-term pattern with the government supervision and policy support, the third sector and business management, full community participation, and regulation of market economy rules for the sustainable promotion model of appropriate technologies in rural health.