Zhonghua yu fang yi xue za zhi [Chinese journal of preventive medicine]
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Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi · Nov 2016
[Using the concept of universal health coverage to promote the health system reform in China].
The paper is systematically explained the definition, contents of universal health coverage (UHC). Universal health coverage calls for all people to have access to quality health services they need without facing undue financial burden. The relationship between five main attributes, i.e., quality, efficiency, equity, accountability and resilience, and their 15 action plans has been explained. ⋯ The whole-of-system method is used to promoting the health system reform. In China, the universal health coverage has been reached to the preliminary achievements, which include universal coverage of social medical insurance, basic medical services, basic public health services, and the provision of essential medicines. China has completed millennium development goals (MDG) and is being stepped to the sustainable development goals (SDG).