China recently announced a new five year road-map for reform of its healthcare sector. The National Planning Guideline for the Healthcare Service System (2015–2020) is the first comprehensive five-year blueprint targeting keys areas for development by 2020.
Faced with the
The Chinese government recently announced guidelines for the easing of market access barriers in a number of industries. The medical and healthcare industry has been identified as one of these key sectors.
The new regulations aim to encourage more private
At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing in November, the US and China agreed for a trade pact to eliminate global tariffs on high-tech goods including medical equipment.
This is a major breakthrough in negotiations over the update
This is a major breakthrough for healthcare services in China and is a particularly welcome development