CCTV News: The National Hygiene and Health Conference will be held in Beijing from October 12th to 13th. What important messages did the conference convey, and what new changes will there be in our medical treatment in the future?
The conference clarified that Healthy China should have strong health management capabilities, disease prevention and control capabilities, medical service capabilities, medical insurance support capabilities, medical innovation capabilities, and talent training capabilities, which can effectively meet the growing health needs of the people, and the main health indicators continue to improve steadily.
Huang Cheng, a professor at the Institute of Global Health Development at Peking University, said that the main core of the six capabilities is to transform the construction of Healthy China from strategic goals into operational system capacity building. Health management and disease prevention and control mainly focus on managing fewer diseases, and medical services mainly refer to treating diseases well. Medical insurance support, medical innovation and talent training emphasize the need to provide guarantees for this system. Therefore, these six capabilities are not a simple arrangement and list. They are interconnected to form a closed loop from prevention, diagnosis and treatment to security. These six capabilities reflect the shift from factor input to capacity building.
Regarding major health indicators, the "15th Five-Year Plan for National Health" issued three months ago has clarified some major goals for the next five years. For example, by 2030, my country's average life expectancy will reach 80 years old, and the health literacy level of residents will reach 40%. To achieve such expected indicators, moving the health barrier forward is the top priority. The conference also made it clear that prevention is the most economical and effective health strategy. It is necessary to guide the whole society to establish a correct concept of health, carry out effective health self-shaping and management, and guide the majority of teenagers to develop good study and living habits.
Huang Cheng said that to elevate prevention to a more prominent position and integrate health effects into the entire process of economic and social development and public policies, we cannot think of it as just a matter for the medical system or the health department. Multiple departments must work together to manage it, and the entire governance capacity must be improved. In addition, proactive health is highlighted, including guiding individuals, families and the whole society to participate in health maintenance through health management.
The conference mentioned that comprehensively improving the level of medical services is a key task in building a healthy China. It is necessary to deeply implement the project of strengthening the medical and health foundation, strengthen the comprehensive prevention and control of chronic diseases, improve the whole chain of prevention and treatment services, strengthen basic research and original innovation in the field of health and wellness, promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and make the health industry bigger and stronger.
Huang Cheng said that the first step is to strengthen the service capabilities at the grassroots level, promote the construction of collaborative service capabilities, promote the sinking of high-quality medical resources, and improve the management capabilities of common and chronic diseases at the grassroots level. Second, we need to strengthen mechanism construction and promote the effective connection between preventive treatment, rehabilitation and health management, so that the people can receive continuous services. The ultimate goal is to not only make medical treatment accessible and affordable for the masses, but also to make them sick less frequently, get sick later, and live longer and healthier lives.
As a powerful driving force for the development of health and wellness, reform will continue. This conference also made it clear that policies for centralized procurement of pharmaceutical consumables, medical insurance payment, and fund use should be optimized to achieve safe operation of funds, healthy operation of hospitals, and reasonable public burdens. In the opinion of experts, compared with previous conferences, this conference has highlighted the further shift from disease treatment to health maintenance throughout the life cycle.
