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To: RealMuLan who wrote (3233)	5/24/2004 12:56:57 AM
From: RealMuLan	Read Replies (1) of 6370

China invests AU$174m in rural health Date: 24/05/04 China will invest 1 billion yuan ($A174 million) in projects to improve public health care in the countryside, after last year's SARS outbreak exposed a woefully inadequate system. The Ministry of Health announced the decision by the central government on Saturday, the People's Daily said. The investment is part of a $US252 million ($A360 million) package of projects which will be completed in the next three to five years to improve the rural public health infrastructure, the report said. The money will help pay for facilities to deal with emergency public health incidents and local disease control centres, as well as HIV/AIDS prevention programs. China was caught ill-prepared last year when the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome broke out, spreading quickly to several provinces and throughout hospitals due to lack of proper facilities and sufficient training for medical workers. Many of China's hospitals lacked isolation wards, intensive care units and respirators, while medical workers were not well-trained and did not realise the importance of isolating patients. China's health care system is chronically short of funds and resources especially in rural areas, despite the fact that 60 per cent of the population, or some 800 million people, live in the countryside. Funding for hospitals has dropped over the years as China weans its public from once free healthcare. Farmers who are sick often cannot afford to pay for medical care and rely instead on home remedies. The allotment of funds is part of the central government's pledge earlier this year to increase investment in public health projects needed to meet growing challenges, including HIV/AIDS, the spread of which has produced the world's highest infection rates in some areas. In many rural areas, doctors as recent as a couple of years ago did not know basic information about HIV/AIDS and turned away patients for fear of catching the disease. Copyright AAP 2004 seven.com.au

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