Investment, innovations urged for China's medical reform

 BEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Increased financial support and innovative¹ ways of working are needed to ensure that patients, doctors and hospitals all benefit from the country's medical reform, according to Chinese Vice² Premier³ Li Keqiang.

Li, who is also head of the State Council's leading group for medical and health care reform, made the comments Saturday at a reform-themed meeting.

The Chinese government initiated⁴ medical and healthcare systems reform in the 1980s. In March 2009, a new round of reform was launched aimed at equal access to basic public health services in different regions.

Li described reform as a campaign to reshuffle the current benefit distributions with the ultimate goal to allocate⁵ more concrete help for people.

"Our medical reform directly targets the urban-rural gap and the regional gap. It has won strong support from the public because it started with strengthening services at grassroots levels and favoring central and west regions as well as rural areas," Li said.

Rural doctors and principals of several pilot public hospitals also attended the meeting to provide their own opinions concerning various reform policies.

While urging increased financial investment, Li called for innovations in the operation, management, personnel, distribution and other aspects of the healthcare field in order to benefit people, stimulate⁶ the passion of medical workers and ensure the active running of health institutions.

During the meeting, attendees heard and discussed a document on improving the basic medicine system, a guideline on establishing an emergency illness aid system as well as a report on the reform of public hospitals.

The country's medical reform is shifting its focus from laying foundations to boosting the quality of services during the 2011-2015 period, Li said.

He called for special focus on improving insurance for serious diseases and a medical emergency aid system.

1 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

4 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

5 allocate   

vt.分配，分派；把…拨给；把…划归

参考例句：

• You must allocate the money carefully.你们必须谨慎地分配钱。
• They will allocate fund for housing.他们将拨出经费建房。

6 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。