China News Service, Beijing, May 20. On the 20th, the full text of the "14th Five-Year Plan for National Health" issued by the General Office of the State Council was released. The document proposes that by 2025, China's average life expectancy will continue to increase by 1 on the basis of 2020. years, and looking forward to 2035, the average life expectancy will reach more than 80 years old.

In addition, a series of important measures involving people seeing a doctor and taking medical drugs, as well as medical undertakings and the health industry were also announced.

Data map: Seniors exercise in the community.

Know these numbers

  ——In 2035, China's average life expectancy will be over 80 years old

  According to the plan, from 2015 to 2020, the average life expectancy will increase from 76.34 years to 77.93 years.

The plan proposes that by 2025, China's average life expectancy will continue to increase by about 1 year on the basis of 2020. Looking forward to 2035, China's average life expectancy will reach 80 years or more.

——The proportion of people who regularly participate in physical exercise reaches 38.5%

  The plan proposes that by 2025, the health literacy level of Chinese residents will be raised to 25.0%.

The proportion of people who regularly participate in physical exercise reached 38.5%, and the smoking rate over the age of 15 dropped to 23.3%.

Data map: Medical staff check the vision of a child patient.

Photo by Ma Mingyan

  ——The rate of myopia in children and adolescents will drop by more than 0.5 percentage points every year

  By 2020, the overall myopia rate of Chinese children and adolescents will reach 52.7%. The plan proposes that by 2025, this proportion will strive to drop by more than 0.5 percentage points every year.

  ——The ratio of days with good air in cities above the prefecture level reached 87.5%

  The plan shows that by 2025, the ratio of days with good air in cities above the prefecture level will reach 87.5%, and the ratio of surface water reaching or better than Class III water bodies will reach 85%.

  ——The proportion of national and provincial healthy counties and districts is not less than 40%

  The proportion of national and provincial healthy counties and districts shall not be less than 40%.

Further promote the construction of health-promoting hospitals, and the proportion of health-promoting hospitals in hospitals above the second level shall not be less than 50%.

There will be these benefits for medical drugs

  - Reducing the burden of maternity medical expenses

  The plan proposes to implement the three-child birth policy and improve related supporting measures.

Continue to do a good job in maternity insurance to ensure the maternity medical expenses and maternity allowances of insured female employees, and do a good job in the protection of maternity medical expenses for urban and rural residents covered by medical insurance, so as to reduce the burden of maternity medical expenses.

Data map: Mother-to-be doing yoga photo by Chen Wen from China News Agency

  —— Carry out special research on improving fertility and do a good job in the diagnosis and treatment of infertility

  Medical and health institutions carry out special research on improving fertility, standardize the application of human assisted reproductive technology, and provide infertility diagnosis and treatment services.

Support maternal and child health facilities to integrate preventive care and clinical care services.

  ——Strengthen interventions for depression, sleep disorders, and Alzheimer’s

  The plan mentioned to strengthen the intervention of common mental disorders and psycho-behavioral problems such as depression, anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, abnormal children's psychological and behavioral development, and Alzheimer's.

Improve the psychological crisis intervention mechanism, and incorporate psychological crisis intervention and psychological assistance into emergency response plans.

  ——Expand the scope of centralized procurement of medicines and high-value medical consumables

  Improve the drug supply guarantee system, expand the scope of centralized procurement of drugs and high-value medical consumables, implement the policy of retaining the balance of medical insurance funds for centralized procurement, improve the monitoring network for shortage drugs and the information direct reporting system, and ensure that children and other special groups receive medication.

Data map: Photo by Yu Danfei, an automatic dispensing machine

  ——Promoting the consistency evaluation of generic drug quality and efficacy

  Improve the national drug standard system, and promote the consistency evaluation of the quality and efficacy of generic drugs.

Establish a quality and efficacy evaluation system that conforms to the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine.

Build a quality management mechanism for the entire life cycle of drugs and vaccines, and promote the construction of an information-based traceability system.

  ——Promote the establishment of a multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment system for tumors, etc.

  The plan mentioned that for tumors, multi-system and multi-organ diseases, difficult and complex diseases, etc., to promote the establishment of a multi-disciplinary diagnosis and treatment system.

Encourage the inclusion of professional and technical personnel such as anesthesia, medical testing, medical imaging, pathology, and pharmacy into the multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment team to improve the level of comprehensive diagnosis and treatment.

 To understand these policy trends

  ——Basically build a strong public health system

  The plan proposes to basically build a strong public health system that can effectively respond to major epidemics and public health emergencies and meet the needs of the national public health security situation.

In addition, we will do a good job of vaccinating the new coronavirus in a safe and orderly manner, strengthen the management of the whole process, ensure the safety of vaccination, and gradually increase the vaccination rate of the population.

Data map: Residents undergo nucleic acid testing.

Photo by Ma Mingyan

  ——Strengthen the construction of disease control talents and enhance core capabilities such as flow and adjustment

  The plan proposes to develop the human resources of retired medical personnel, and support the in-service or retired doctors of the city's second-level and above hospitals to practice or open clinics in rural medical and health institutions.

Strengthen the construction of key personnel for disease control, and enhance core capabilities such as on-site epidemiological investigations.

Improve mechanisms for the access, use, and assessment of public health personnel.

  ——Supporting care models such as intergenerational care for infants and young children, family mutual assistance, etc.

  Support qualified employers to provide childcare services for employees in the workplace alone or jointly with relevant units.

Strengthen the guidance on the early development of infants and young children for families, study and introduce management methods for family nurseries, support care models such as intergenerational care and family mutual assistance, and encourage professional institutions and social organizations to provide family childcare guidance services.

Data map: Outpatient building of a hospital.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Yin Liqin

  ——Implementing a major project for the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine

  The plan mentioned the implementation of major projects for the revitalization and development of traditional Chinese medicine.

Improve the service capabilities of the prefecture-level and above-level TCM hospitals and the characteristic specialized departments of the county-level TCM hospitals, and strive to achieve the basic standards of medical service capabilities in all county-level TCM hospitals.

  ——Encourage social forces to set up non-profit medical institutions in these fields

  Encourage social forces to organize non-profit medical institutions in areas with weak medical resources and in areas of shortage such as rehabilitation, nursing, and mental health.

Guide and promote the standardized development of independent institutions such as medical inspection centers and medical imaging centers, and encourage experienced practitioners to open clinics.

  ——Promote healthy tourism and accelerate the construction of healthy tourism bases

  Promote the development of healthy tourism and accelerate the construction of healthy tourism bases.

Select cities or regions with rich teaching and scientific research resources, strong medical service capabilities, and strong industrial strength, based on high-level hospitals, improve comprehensive coordination policies, and create health industry clusters.

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