**Document No. 1: Rural revitalization, starting from education.
Document No. 1 in 2024 was issued, proposing rural revitalization"Roadmap"Introduction.
Recently, the first document of 2024 "The Communist Party of China on Learning and Learning"Demonstration of thousands of villages, renovation of 10,000 villages"Opinions on the effective and effective promotion of the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas through engineering experience". The document points out the direction for promoting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, emphasizes the need to strengthen the service capacity building of township health centers and village clinics, and highlights the key role of rural medical care in rural revitalization. So, in the context of China's declining advantages in medical resources, how should China respond to this challenge? Let's take a closer look.
Medical resources and urbanization.
According to the National Development and Reform Commission's (NDRC) Guidelines"14th Five-Year Plan"Implementation Plan for New Urbanization", China will continue to increase the urbanization rate on the basis of overall development and security. According to the data, China's urbanization rate has increased from 48 in 20093% to 66 in 202316%, an increase of 17 in 14 years86 percentage points. At the same time, the rural population will decrease by 14.04 million in 2023, and the proportion of urban population in the national population will continue to rise. However, as the rural population declines, so does the number of village clinics. At its peak in 2011, there were 6630,000 village clinics, while in 2022 this number will drop to 5880,000, a decrease of 750,000, a decrease of 113%。The allocation of health resources in the process of urbanization needs urgent attention.
Supplemental extensions. The population flow brought about by urbanization has affected the supply of rural medical resources to a certain extent. With the acceleration of urbanization, a large number of people are moving into cities, reducing the need for medical care in rural areas. The reduction in the number of village clinics also means that the coverage of rural medical services is gradually decreasing. This phenomenon highlights the problem of uneven distribution of medical resources, and more precise policies must be developed to ensure the basic medical needs of rural residents.
Efficient use of medical resources.
In terms of the efficient use of medical resources, the utilization rate of hospital beds has always been an important concern. In recent years, the bed occupancy rate of medical institutions at all levels has generally declined, and in addition to the impact of the epidemic, there are other reasons. The expansion of large hospitals has led to an increase in beds, which has reduced bed occupancy; The decline in the occupancy rate of beds in primary medical institutions may be affected by the attraction of patients to patients in large hospitals. With the continuous construction of county-level medical communities, the bed utilization rate of primary medical institutions is expected to be improved, which is a new opportunity to optimize the allocation of medical resources.
Supplemental extensions. With the increasing pressure on medical resources, how to improve the utilization efficiency of medical resources has become an urgent problem to be solved. In addition to simply increasing medical resources, measures such as improving the turnover rate of hospital beds, optimizing medical processes, and implementing a hierarchical diagnosis and treatment system are also crucial. These measures can not only improve the efficiency of medical resources, but also allow patients to get a better medical service experience, achieving a win-win situation for doctors and patients.
The role of traditional Chinese medicine in rural health care.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's traditional Chinese medicine industry has flourished, and the service capacity of rural traditional Chinese medicine has been continuously improved. According to the data, the proportion of township health centers providing TCM services has increased from 60% in 2012 to 99% in 20224%, an increase of 334 percentage points; The proportion of village clinics providing TCM services is even more staggering, from 32 in 20124% grew to 81 in 20222%, an increase of 49 percentage points in 10 years. The role of traditional Chinese medicine in rural medical and health care has become increasingly prominent, providing valuable resource support for rural medical and health services.
Supplemental extensions. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has unique advantages in rural medical care, especially for the special medical needs of rural areas. Traditional Chinese medicine focuses on overall conditioning, has a good effect on chronic diseases, and complements the Western medicine method. In the process of rural revitalization, giving full play to the role of traditional Chinese medicine in primary medical services can not only improve the quality of rural medical care, but also ensure the health of farmers and promote the sustainable development of comprehensive rural revitalization.
Summary. The rational allocation and efficient utilization of medical resources is an important part of rural revitalization that cannot be ignored. With the increase of urbanization rate, the problem of uneven distribution of medical resources is becoming increasingly prominent, and how to ensure the medical needs of urban areas while taking into account rural medical services is an urgent problem we are facing. At the same time, we should give better play to the role of traditional Chinese medicine in rural medical care, promote the integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, provide more comprehensive and high-quality medical services for rural residents, and help rural areas take solid steps in global revitalization. May we continue to innovate in the medical industry and contribute more to rural revitalization.