A review on how to better implement National Essential Public Health Services Program in China / 中国卫生政策研究

ABSTRACT

Chinese government launched National Essential Public Health Services Program since 5 years ago;a program of which the progress, achievement, challenges and a knowhow for a better implementation are concerned by the related policy makers, implementers and researchers. Based on the years of experience in this area, combining literatures and reports relevant to this program, this paper summed up its background and progress, analyzed prob-lems and challenges as well as put forward the policy recommendations for a better implementation of the work. The results were mainly described in three different ways as follows:firstly, the public health service delivery system was formed;secondly, services types and target population were annually increased; and thirdly, there were remarkable health and social benefits. However, for such a big program that is related to multiple government departments and health institutions, contradictions may emerge during implementation. Therefore, it is important to deal with its dif-ferent relationships. Recommendations for further implementation of the work in the coming “Thirteenth-Five-Year”plan are enlightened to deepen a perfect essential public health service delivery mechanism from the financing and management, service package scoping, service delivery system and approach, and performance evaluation facets.