...With the continuous development of society and the increasing of population, all kinds of common disease are becoming more and more rampant. There is a common phenomenon in the China that many people treated with inequality and injustice in health care. From my point of view, I firmly support that each individual has equal right to enjoy the suitable health care. This essay is to identify and discuss the health problem in China and take AIDS as an example, the effectiveness and practicality of these solutions also covered. There is no doubt that the inequality between the medical and health resources should solve. In addition, these problems should be overcome to help from the government., Over the past 50 years, China has made great achievements...
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...1 Health Care System Design for China, & the World’s Largest Population Health Care System Design for China, & the World’s Largest Population Dale Smith New England College Comparative Health Systems 201402 March 2, 2014 Abstract 2 Abstract Compose last. 3 Health Care System Design for China, the World’s Largest Population China is the world’s oldest living civilization, with documented records dating back more than 5,000 years. (Freid, Gaynos, 2012). For most if it’s long history, China was an empire, ruled by its emperors, with the aid of a highly centralized government. The last dynasty to rule was the Qing or Manchu, which ruled from 1644 to 1912, when their control weakened, due to decreasing living conditions, massive social strife, economic stagnation, explosive population growth, lack of reform and Western influence. Chinese intellectuals and military officials dissatisfied with the Emperors ’inability to prevent the British from importing OPIUM, and subsequent loss of the war to uphold their soverign law Hong Kong, was ceded to Britian, in addition to concessions to other western powers the US included. ...
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...Letter to the Editor Page 1 of 3 The health care gap between China and America Xiaoming Gong Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China Correspondence to: Xiaoming Gong. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China. Email: 4407237@qq.com. Submitted Oct 15, 2013. Accepted for publication Jan 20, 2014. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2014.04.04 View this article at: http://www.atmjournal.org/article/view/3720/4635 Having been working for more than ten years in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), I have gotten accustomed to the busy clinical work, been used to the crowded clinic: isn’t this medical work? In 2012, I visited the Cleveland Clinic in the United States. I was astonished to see that the Cleveland Clinic was like a hotel! The health care gap between China and the US is the most treasure thing I’ve learnt during the year I stayed in the US besides medical professionals: there are still too much to learn from American medical service. It’s truly enjoyable for American patients visit clinic. They may fully communicate with the friendly and skilled experts. The root of the gap Does it have anything to do with the population? Not exactly. Data from the World Bank in 2010 showed that there were 1.5 practicing doctors among every 1,000 Chinese, and this number was 2.4 among 1,000 Americans. The difference...
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...Health Status and Health Care Services in China with comparison to the United States HSM310 Introduction to Health Services Management Course Project December 12, 2010 A health care system refers to the comprehensive organization, structures and strategies through which Medicare and health care is made available by the government to its citizens. A health care system is a product of countries politics. It is a nations system of governance that will dictate upon the most convenient model of health care to adopt. There is no universally acceptable method, and in adopting each; a government has to take into account a variety of factors, which would range from available finances vis-a-vis the total population. A comparison of two models of health care or two countries approach to the provision of health services has to encompass the core issues of financing and health care management. Health sector is the most vital industry in a country and how effectively or ineffectively it is handled goes forth to reveal the social, political and economic policies of a country towards its citizens. A biggest investment of a government has to be in its people and what better way to do it than to invest in the health sector. The purpose of this paper is to focus at the comparison of the United States health care system with that of China. It will focus at financing and management of both systems, how they compare and contrast as well as the merits and demerits of each. Despite the fact...
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...Introduction The biggest asset we can have in life is health. Health care is one of the most important components in life. Disease or illness can really mean a downturn in life. As society’s standard of living improves, so does our daily diet. Have you ever caught yourself calculating calories whenever you go through a menu? It is difficult to maintain a healthy diet when we have so many temptations. Mark Twain says it best: “The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.” Health care is normally defined as the management or treatment of any health problem through the services that might be offered by medical, nursing, dental or any other related service. Healthcare includes all goods and services that are produced to improve health. A system of health care is one that is organized to give health services to a population or a group of people. Health care can be for an individual or for a large group of people depending on how the systems are organized. However, there are many disparities and not able to deal with demand of health. Governments have the responsibility to create or formulate policies that will favor people in this regard. Good systems of health can be erected by the top most leadership of a state. As a nation progresses, society as a whole would improves their lifestyle and seek better heath care. This is the reason why we chose to write our final project paper on the Advantages and Disadvantages...
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...The Health Care Manager Volume 27, Number 2, pp. 147–158 Copyright # 2008 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Five Myths of the Chinese Health Care System D. Rob Haley, PhD; Mei Zhao, PhD; JoAnn M. Nolin, JD; Kerry Dunning, MHA; Sun Qiang, PhD As China continues its moves from a socialist ideology to a market economy, the impact of its presence is being felt globally. This is especially true with China’s health care system and the challenges that it is experiencing with its 1.3 billion population. The erosion of China’s socialist ideology was accompanied by an erosion of the government’s subsidy of health services, placing the major responsibilities of providing health care services on regional governments. Unfortunately, the impact of these policies on China’s health care system is not commonly understood, resulting in confusion and propagation of myths. For example, many believe that the Chinese government provides free health care for all citizens, and the population has not accepted Western medicine and relies primarily on traditional Chinese medicine. In addition, it is believed that there is no shortage of nurses, as the majority of care is provided at home. Finally, it is commonly believed that China’s health care issues are different from those of the United States. Exploration of these myths provides us with a better understanding and an improved ability to engage with this emerging economic global leader. Key words: China, Complimentary...
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...The Healthcare Systems of China (In Comparison to the United States) Tiara C. Robinson HSM 310- Professor Jennifer Pryor April 4 2011 China, whose population estimate for 2010 was 1,330,141,295, has a growth rate of 0.5%, a birth rate: 12.1/1000, an infant mortality rate of 16.5/1000, with an average life expectancy of 74.5 years. Prior to my research, I had some knowledge of the problem of overpopulation in China. Even the elders of China were exceeding the normal range. One source states, “As a result [of the overpopulation] China’s 60+ populations will increase dramatically – from 200 million in 2015 to over 300 million by 2030.” (<http://www.china-mike.com/chinese-culture/society/china-population-growth-crisis/>) To better understand the population of China, in comparison to the whole world, (http://www.prb.org...) states that China now has a life expectancy at birth “increasing by two-thirds from 40.8 to 71.5 between 1955 and 2005.” Adding on, “The country already has about 102 million elderly (those ages 65 and over), or over one-fifth of the world's elderly population and the percentage of elderly in China is projected to triple from 8 percent to 24 percent between 2006 and 2050, to a total number of 322 million. Before vigorous research which will include availability and access to healthcare, technological influences, political and cultural economic issues and providers available, I sought it necessary to complete background information on the country…just...
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...entirely the result of human action. One of the most polluted nations is China; contrarily, though many Americans fight to protect the environment from such harm, there still exists pollution in our nation, today. Unfortunately, pollution affects everyone; however, children are suffering everywhere from their lack of knowledge of how to protect themselves from such harm, as well as the fact that much of the detrimental effects of pollution in children’s health occurs before they are even born, when they are still in the womb. Negative reports of reproductive health in China prompted scientists to look further. The effects of pollution on the development of children in China and America, though different, are comparable. Pollution in China has increased due to the rapid industrialization of the nation in the past 30 years. According to the World Bank reports in 2007, “of the 20 most polluted cities in the world, cities in China account for 16 of them.” And according to Environment and Reproductive Health in China “Air quality in China is among the worst in the world, with air pollution levels in many cities well above permissible limits, and half of the water resources in China are considered too polluted for human use.” (Weihua et al. 2012) Reproductive health in China continues to be considerably negatively affected as industrialization grows. Due to the abundant population in China and the low working wage, China was forced to rapidly grow, using little precautions when it came to...
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...HealthCare System in CHINA HADM 5032 Amrutha Kurakula 03/29/2015 UHCL HONESTY CODE “I will be honest in all my academic activities and will not tolerate dishonesty.” Submission of this exam/assignment certifies my compliance with the UHCL Honesty Code that I signed at the start of the semester. I pledge on my honor that I have complied with this policy, inclusive of not acquiring unauthorized information or assistance, not providing others with unauthorized information or assistance, avoiding...
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...Smoking in China Smoking in China is prevalent, as China is the world's largest consumer and producer of tobacco: there are 350 million Chinese smokers, and China produces 42% of the world's cigarettes. The China National Tobacco Corporation (中国国家烟草公司) is by sales the largest single manufacturer of tobacco products in the world and boasts a monopoly in Mainland China generating between 7 and 10% of government revenue. Within the Chinese guanxi system, tobacco is still a ubiquitous gift acceptable on any occasion, particularly outside of urban areas. Tobacco control legislation does exist, but public enforcement is rare to non-existent outside of the most highly internationalized cities, such as Shanghai and Beijing. Outside the mainland however, enforcement is strong in the Hong Kong special administrative region. Furthermore, outside of the largest cities in China, smoking is considered socially acceptable anywhere at any time, even if it is technically illegal. The Chinese Association on Tobacco Control (中国控制吸烟协会) is engaged in tobacco control by members of the voluntary sector, including academic, social and mass organizations, as strong enforcement of existing tobacco control laws is not supported by the Chinese Government. Yang Gonghuan, deputy director of the National Center of Disease Control of China, said that progress on tobacco control is not moving quickly because the government derives large tax revenues from tobacco sales, and the industry employs...
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...Health Promotion in China through import / Health and Wellness Product Trade / America products scope in China Abstract: Knowledge is one of the dynamic forces of the wellness revolution, and in present societies there is an increasingly health-literate conscious population. The secure flow of health education and health advancement from the public segment over the last 30–40 years has really contributed to significant shifts in how present societies view health, and it seems that now this influence is felt most strongly in the health square. Everything is changing in this world, both Chinese culture and buyer behaviors. Because of a long time starvation for latest things in the past, Chinese are keener for improved products than people of other countries, mainly those developed countries. In this paper, we discuss the Chinese culture their behavior regarding adopting of import products. The marketing of Health and wellness products by US and its result. The US economists already suggest considering the health care industry as one of the few carters of growth in the China ahead. Now calculations show that in the China alone, the sales of the wellness industry have already reached approximately $150 billion and that it is set to achieve sales of $85 billion within 10 years, thus matching the health care industry. The travel towards the individualization, denationalization and commercialization of health is one appearance of the larger movements in modern societies. There...
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...Thinking China’s chronic disease challenge Marc Yates, Director of Emerging Markets, looks at the chronic disease challenge in China and asks what it means for China’s healthcare policy and to global pharmaceutical companies looking to operate in this double-digit growth market. In 2012 the urban population exceeded the rural population for the first time. Urbanisation brings significant benefits such as improved sanitation, greater affordability and increased access to healthcare. It also changes the disease paradigm with a reduction of infectious diseases but an increase in diseases of affluence, such as cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. The diabetes problem Research from Peking University suggests that China now has more diabetes patients than even India and it is hitting the country hard. In 2007 almost 600,000 adult deaths in China were directly attributable to diabetes, and there was a significant gender difference, with males accounting for 57% of all diabetes-related deaths. And the diabetes problem is not getting any easier. The International Diabetes Federation predicts the health expenditure to increase by an average of 20% between 2007 to 2025 across the Western Pacific region. However during the same period spending on diabetes in China is forecasted to grow by 49%. Health expenditure for diabetes 2007 US$ (‘000) 2025 US$ (‘000) % Increase China Western Pacific 6,488,040 53,886,502 9,658,294 65,105,380 49% 20% source International Diabetes Federation, Diabetes...
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...People's Republic of China till now, the Chinese healthcare have a lot of changes and revolutions. Due to the special social and economic structure, Chinese healthcare system is different from other countries healthcare system. This article will explain how dose Chinese healthcare system work? What problems dose it have? How can we manage those problems? Background After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the country was recovering from the chaos of long conflicts both internally and with Japan. As a result, Chinese health conditions had declined, with health indicators at the lowest level compared with other countries at a comparable level of development (World Bank, 2004). In this period, communist party who have the whip hand support the model of the 20th century communism ideology, and trust people should to be represented by the government, should have all production together: without the private department. Formation of the Chinese healthcare system. Therefore, since 1949, the Chinese government has gradually established a free medical care, labor insurance and cooperative medical care system as the main content of the health care system, and initially formed a socialist country's health care system. The government owned, funded, and ran all health care facilities, including large hospitals in urban areas and small township clinics in the countryside. All providers were employees of the state. Meanwhile, private health practice and private...
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...The United States and China have similar nurse education values and standards, which allow them to practice as professionals. There are three types of nursing education systems: Certificate, Associate, and Baccalaureate. The Chinese nursing technician is equivalent to the LPN in the U.S in that they must pass the State Nurse Registration Examination and are called Husi. Contrary to RN’s and BSN’s in the U.S., graduates of the Associate and Baccalaureate programs in China do not have to sit for state examination to obtain licensure. Regardless of the level of nursing all nurses play a significant role in healthcare in China. To enter the Chinese Nursing Technician program (Husi), one must have a junior high level of education. They then must complete a four- year program, which has a curriculum set by the Department of Health. After completing the program they can sit for the examination to obtain their certification. Students who pass said examination are qualified to work in the nursing field. This is considered the most basic level of nursing, however, the Husi’s dominate the hospital workforce population in China. The next level of education in China for nursing is the Associate Degree program. These graduates are called Hushi. This program is mostly inviting to graduates of High school or graduates of health schools. It is a three-year program delivered by technical colleges’ departments of nursing. It can also be obtained through distance education programs, night colleges...
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...control policy that was introduced in 1979 to relive social, economic, and environmental problems in China. At the time the growth rate of China’s population was very high and the main purpose of the policy was to limit the large family units in the country to one child each. After implementing the policy, the government hoped to see reduction in the growth rate of its enormous population. Sometimes couples can have a second child only if their first was a girl or had disabilities. As of today, China’s government believes that their one-child policy will result in a wealthier, healthier and happier life for the people of China. After viewing the article, “Plight of The Little Emperors” and documentary, “China’s lost girls” I think the one-child policy implemented in China is not the right way to control over population. I believe that China’s one-child policy has been unsuccessful because it has caused health issues and gender imbalance. The first reason why I think the one-child policy has been unsuccessful is because it has caused health issues. Traditionally in the Chinese culture, the children take care of their parents when they are older. Since the one-child policy only allows them to have one child, they are willing to do almost anything so that child will be successful and support them in old age. By sacrificing themselves, these parents may face health issues. In the article “Plight of The Little Emperors” one mother, “resisted hospitalization for her...
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