Research on the current situation and equity of health resource allocation in Shenzhen in 2015-2019 / 公共卫生与预防医学

ABSTRACT

Objectives To analyze the allocation of major health resources in each district of Shenzhen from 2015 to 2019, to evaluate the equity of allocation, and to provide a reference for further optimizing the allocation of health resources. Methods Based on the statistics and analysis of the distribution of major health resources in Shenzhen from 2015 to 2019, the Gini coefficient was used to evaluate the equity of health resources allocation in Shenzhen from two dimensions of population and geography, and to analyze the trend of change. Results From 2015 to 2019, the total amount of health resources in Shenzhen maintained a rapid average annual increase of about 7.21%. The number of beds, doctors and nurses per every thousand people reached 3.81, 2.86 and 3.29, respectively. The Gini coefficients of each indicator decreased year by year. The Gini coefficient of population distribution was less than 0.3, and the Gini coefficient of geographical distribution was close to 0.5, exceeding the warning line. Conclusion The total amount of health resources in Shenzhen is insufficient and the distribution is uneven. The government should increase investment in health resources while taking into account the regional balance to improve the fairness of allocation.