HRH Global Resource Center - China

Inequities in Chinese Health Services: An Overview of the Recent History of Chinese Health Care and Recommendations for Reform

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 13:42:37 +0000

The Chinese health system was once held up as a model for providing universal health care in the developing world in the 1970s, only to have what is now considered one of the least equitable systems in the world according to the World Health Organization. This article begins with a brief look at what equity in health services entails, and considers the inequities in access to health services in China among different segments of the population. [from abstract]

Health Providers’ Perspectives on Delivering Public Health Services Under the Contract Service Policy in Rural China: Evidence from Xinjian County

Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:44:02 +0000

This study is a rare attempt to explore the perspectives of health providers on the contract service policy, and investigate the demand side’s attitude toward the public health services delivered under the contract policy. This evidence from Xinjian County, Jiangxi Province, the first and most representative pilot site of the contract service, could serve as a reference for policymakers to understand the initial effects of the policy, whereby they can regulate and amend some items before extending it to the whole country. [from abstract]

Comparative Study on Health Care System Between Myanmar and China According to World Health Organization (WHO)’s Basic Health Blocks

Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:44:19 +0000

This paper is a comparative analysis between China’s and Myanmar’s health systems, viewed through the WHO’s six building blocs of health systems: service delivery, health workforce, health information, access to essential medicines, health financing, leadership or governance.

Stop Violence Against Medical Workers in China

Fri, 19 Dec 2014 18:47:21 +0000

The incidence of patient-doctor disputes are alarmingly increasing in China, this article reviews the current status and causes of violence against medical workers in China, six strategies to tackle the daily worrying problems have been proposed and hopefully could improve the medical working environment in China. [from abstract]

Health Services Workforce in Rural China: Baseline Description

Mon, 28 Jul 2014 12:42:33 +0000

This research tried to reveal the current situation and to track the future trends of the rural health workforce. By
stratified multistage cluster sampling processes, the baseline data of nationwide longitudinal survey were gathered
from China.

Challenges of Introducing Participant Observation to Community Health Research

Thu, 10 Jul 2014 13:18:31 +0000

In this paper, we describe how we use participant observation in a community health research study with Chinese-born immigrant women. We document discrepancies between these women’s beliefs and types of behavior regarding health and health promotion. We further discuss the ethnical, time, and setting challenges in community health research using participant observation. Possible solutions are also discussed. [from abstract]

Job Burnout, Mood State, and Cardiovascular Variable Changes of Doctors and Nurses in a Children's Hospital in China

Thu, 10 Jul 2014 13:10:46 +0000

This study examines mood and cardiovascular variables related to job stress and burnout in hospital personnel. [from abstract]

The Study of the Rational Allocatio n of China’s Human Resources for Health

Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:58:46 +0000

Through the supply and demand of China’s human resources for health status, age structure, educational level of existing health professionals and other aspects of statistical analysis to understand the current situation of China’s
health human resources, so as to put forward the healthy development of health human resource allocation optimization suggestions, and provide the basis for the formulation of relevant policies. [from abstract]

Importance-Satisfaction Analysis for Primary Care Physicians’ Perspective on EHRs in Taiwan

Tue, 10 Jun 2014 18:36:44 +0000

This study provided a direction to the Taiwanese government by focusing on attributes which physicians found important but were dissatisfied with, to close the gap between actual and expected performance of the EHRs. [adapted from abstract]

Use of Text Messages to Communicate Clinical Recommendations to Health Workers in Rural China: A Cluster-Randomized Trial

Mon, 28 Apr 2014 18:52:48 +0000

To compare the effectiveness of mobile phone text messaging and that of traditional health worker training in communicating clinical recommendations to health workers in China. [from abstract]