BEIJING—Chinawantstoincreaseitscitizens’averagelifeexpectancyto77.3by2020and79by2030,upfrom76.34in2015,accordingtoaplanonhealthdevelopmentspanningthenext15years.
The“HealthyChina2030”blueprint,releasedonOct25bytheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)CentralCommitteeandtheStateCouncil,includes29chaptersthatcoverareassuchaspublichealthservices,environmentmanagement,themedicalindustry,andfoodanddrugsafety.
Whileacknowledgingthecountry’shealthachievementssofar,theblueprintnotedthatindustrialization,urbanization,anagingpopulation,aswellasenvironmentalandlifestylechangeshavecreatednewchallengestotheheathofthepeople,andstate-levelstrategiesareneededtosolve“majorandlong-termhealth-relatedissues.”
Healthashabit
Inordertoreachthegoal,thedocumentsaidthathealtheducationwillbeincorporatedintotheentireeducationsystem,andanationalnutritionplanshouldbeestablishedandimplemented,witheffortstoresearchfoodnutritionandmonitorresidents’nutritionstatus.
Accordingtotheplan,thenumberofpeople“frequentlyparticipatinginphysicalexercise”shouldincreaseto530millionby2030from360millionin2014,andthesmokingrateofthoseaged15oraboveshouldbeloweredto20percent.
“Healthisnotjustaboutcuringillness.Preventionisthekey,”saidLiuYuanli,headofthepublichealthschoolundertheChineseAcademyofMedicalSciences.
“Withafocusonhealthylifestyles,thedocumentplacesemphasisonhealthknowledgeandskills,andencouraginggoodhabits.Thisisthebestapproach,”Liusaid.
Thedocumentsuggestedthattocutthenumberofsmokers,measuressuchashighertaxesoncigarettesandstricterlegislativeshouldberolledout.Moreover,itofferedproposalsformentalhealthintervention,safesexanddrug-addictrehabilitation.
Inaddition,theinfantmortalityrateshouldbeloweredtofiveoutofevery1,000livebirthsby2030,downfromthecurrenteight.Mortalityratesforchildrenundertheageoffiveandpregnantwomenshouldalsodecreasenotably.
Healthforall
Chinawillalsoendeavortoensureresidentsofruralandurbanareasenjoyequalaccesstobasichealthservices,theblueprintsaid.
Tothisend,accordingtotheblueprint,Chinaaimstohavethreecertifiedorassistantdoctors,and4.7registerednurses,forevery1,000residentsby2030.
Inrecentyears,thecentralgovernmenthasinvestedheavilyinimprovingmedicalservicesatthelocallevel,ithasfinancedthebuildingofcommunityhealthservicecenters,townshiphealthcentersandvillageclinics,saidLiBin,headoftheNationalHealthandFamilyPlanningCommission.
Thegreatestchallengeliesinashortageofhealthpersonnelatthelocallevel,Lisaid,addingthateverylocalitywasdifferentandshouldbetreatedassuchwhenproblemsareaddressed.
Betterhealthenvironment
Chinaalsowantstocontinuetoimprovetheenvironment,evidentbyincreasesindaysoffineairqualityandhigh-qualitysurfacewater.
In2020,citiesattheprefecturelevelandabovewillenjoygoodairqualityduringmorethan80percentoftheyear,withfurtherprogressexpectedby2030,theblueprintsaid.
Inruralareas,inparticular,greatereffortswillbemadetoimprovegarbagedisposalandtreatmentofsewage,aswellasexpandingtheuseofcleanenergyandaccesstosafedrinkingwater.
By2030,Chinawillalsohaveanationwidenetworkformonitoringfoodsafetyandrecordingfood-bornediseases,accordingtotheblueprint.
Theblueprintsuggeststhatmoremustbedonetomodernizetechniques,equipmentandproductsthatarehighlypollutingorposeriskstotheenvironment,andtransformingindustrieslikeironandsteel,cement,petrochemicalssotheyworkwithinemissionstandards.
Italsocalledformoretobedonetoimprovethehandlingofthestandardizationofagriculturalproduction,evaluationofagro-productsquality,properhandlingofpesticidesandveterinarydrugs,aswellasheavymetalpollution.
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