The World Bank's Assistance to China's Health Sector

For its level of socioeconomic development, China has widely been perceived as a country with an enviable record in public health. Recently, there are encouraging signs that health has become an important priority in the government s agenda, bringi...

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Main Author:	Ooi, Elaine Wee-Ling
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME BASIC HEALTH BASIC HEALTH SERVICES BEDS CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAUSES OF DEATH CHEMOTHERAPY CHILD HEALTH CHRONIC DISEASES CITIES COLD CHAIN COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPETENCIES COST EFFECTIVENESS COSTS OF CARE COSTS OF HEALTH CARE DEATHS DEBT DEFICIENCY DISEASES DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEMAND FOR HEALTH DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES DESCRIPTION DIAGNOSIS DISEASE BURDEN DISEASE CONTROL DISEASE PREVENTION DISEASE SURVEILLANCE DISEASE TRANSMISSION DOCTORS ECONOMIC POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EPIDEMIC EPIDEMIOLOGY EXTERNALITY FAMILY PLANNING FEE FOR SERVICE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FINANCING OF HEALTH CARE FISCAL POLICIES HABITAT HEALTH AUTHORITIES HEALTH BUDGETS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURE HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH COSTS HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCE HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH FINANCING SYSTEM HEALTH FUNDING HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH MANPOWER HEALTH MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLANNING HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROJECT HEALTH PROJECTS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH PROVIDER INCENTIVES HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICE PROVISION HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HIV HIV/AIDS HOSPITALIZATION HOUSING HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HYGIENE IMMUNE DEFICIENCY IMMUNIZATION IMMUNODEFICIENCY IMPACT ON HEALTH OUTCOMES INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFECTION INFECTION RATES INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFORMATION SYSTEM INJURIES INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES INTEGRATION LIFE EXPECTANCY MALNUTRITION MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MEASLES MEDICAL EDUCATION MIGRANTS MORTALITY NCD NUTRITION OCCUPANCY OCCUPANCY RATES OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PATIENT PATIENTS PHYSICAL THERAPY PHYSICIANS POLICY RESEARCH POLLUTION PREVALENCE PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PREVENTIVE MEDICINE PRIMARY CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PROBABILITY PROVIDER INCENTIVES PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY OF HEALTH REHABILITATION RISK FACTORS RURAL AREAS SAFETY SAFETY ISSUES SCHISTOSOMIASIS SEX SEX EDUCATION SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE SOCIAL MARKETING SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES STD STDS STERILIZATION TB TB CONTROL TREATMENT TUBERCULOSIS TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL UNDER FIVE MORTALITY URBAN AREAS VACCINE VACCINE PRODUCTION WASTE WORK FORCE WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/04/20106306/world-banks-assistance-chinas-health-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20210

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Summary:	For its level of socioeconomic development, China has widely been perceived as a country with an enviable record in public health. Recently, there are encouraging signs that health has become an important priority in the government s agenda, bringing multiple government agencies into a more cooperative relationship, and providing the Bank greater opportunity to engage the country in policy dialogues to more effectively in improve health outcomes and financing in a more equitable and sustainable way. Since China became a member in 1980, the World Bank's program of assistance for health has consisted of 11 projects (involving commitments of 808 million dollars of International Development Association (IDA) credits and 139 million dollars of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) loans) and 3 economic and sector work (ESW) reviews. This was complemented by the China network for training and research in health economics and health financing set up in 1991, and jointly funded by the Chinese Government and World Bank Institute (WBI). There have also been various initiatives supported by the health anchor some of which include tobacco control, tuberculosis control, and indoor air pollution. Attempts to increase budget allocations to counties and townships to improve health systems performance are now being pursued more aggressively by the Bank. The Bank should be more involved with upstream policy advice and reaching the decision-makers who control broader fiscal and economic policies.

The World Bank's Assistance to China's Health Sector

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