Accelerating Progress of the Construction of Healthy Shaanxi, and Deepen Reform of the Medical and Health Care Systems

Since the founding of the PRC, public health services in Shaanxi have been continuously expanded, and the number of public health service institutions and personnel has increased significantly, providing an important guarantee for meeting people's needs for health services. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, Shaanxi has continued to deepen reform of the medicine and healthcare system;pioneered free check-ups for the aged over 65 and free hospitalization for rural pregnant and lying-in women in China. Urban public hospitals have abolished all medicine markups. The public health information platforms at the provincial, municipal and county levels have been interconnected, and direct settlement of medical expenses in different places within the province has been realized, and cross-provincial settlement of medical expenses has been extended to the whole country.

Since the founding of new China, Shaanxi has witnessed the boom of national fitness. In Shaanxi, 15.68 million people regularly take part in physical exercise. The proportion of public welfare social sports instructors per thousand people in the province has reached 1.8. In 2021, the 14th national games and the 11th national games for the disabled and the eighth special Olympics will be held in Shaanxi, which is of great significance to promote the comprehensive development of sports undertakings and sports industry in Shaanxi province, take initiative to fit in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), push forward the construction of cultural Shaanxi and healthy Shaanxi, and achieve the goal of catching up and surpassing.