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

Ooi, Elaine Wee-Ling

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, 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.

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Main Author:	Ooi, Elaine Wee-Ling
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2005-04-27
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 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20210
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