Health Care in China

Health care system in China The New Rural Co-operative Medical Care System (NRCMCS) is a 2005 initiative to overhaul the healthcare system – the annual cost of medical coverage is 50 yuan (US$7) per person – As of September 2007, around 80% of the rural population of China had signed up an average of two doctors per 1,000 people

Health indicators Fertility rate of 1.8 children per woman The infant mortality rate per 1000 live births was 25.3 medical care is not available to more than 100 million people in rural areas In 2005, out a five-year plan to invest 20 billion RMB to rebuild the rural medical service system composed of village clinics and township- and county-level hospitals

WHO in China provide support for the government's health programs, working closely with the ministry of health and other partners within the government, as well as with UN agencies and other organizations

Breast Cancer in China In center of Shanghai, 55 out of every 100,000 women have breast cancer, a 31 percent increase since out of every 100,000 women in Beijing have the breast cancer, a 23 percent increase over 10 years the breast cancer incidence per 100,000 people is only 18.7 ranked the 142th in the world for this disease

The China Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) dedicated to raising awareness of breast cancer and providing support and funding for those suffering from the disease organize numerous hospital visits each year with volunteers to provide support for breast cancer patients and help regain confidence sponsor a breast cancer hotline for anyone affected by the disease, either directly or indirectly

The China Breast Cancer Foundation Raise public awareness of breast cancer Fund research and development to improve breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and care in China Stress the importance of early detection Provide support for breast cancer patients on their road to recovery

HIV/AIDS in China The number of new HIV/AIDS cases in China jumped in the first 10 months of the year The number of new AIDS cases rose almost 13 percent in the January to October the number of people infected with HIV aged 50 and above leapt more than 20 percent

China Aids Fund, INC dedicated to combating the spread of HIV/AIDS in China by leveraging the support of the Chinese-American community China AIDS Fund was founded by Lorance Hockert, Esq., H. E. Ambassador Eric Hotung, Mona So and Charles P. Wang in 2003.

China Aids Fund, INC Prevent the spread of AIDS in China Provide technical assistance to organizations working on the solution of the China AIDS epidemic Award grants to organizations providing critical services to those affected by HIV/AIDS in China

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Birth Control in China China has the highest population in the world, encompassing 1.2 billion or twenty one percent of the world's population Chinese government to restrict rising population totals include birth control programs and economic changes

One-child policy one-child limitation in the population control policy in China official translation of family planning policy officially restricts married, urban couples to having only one child approximately 35.9% of China's population is currently subject to the one-child restriction introduced in 1978 and initially applied to first-born children from 1979