Govt to increase funding for medical reform

The government has spent more than 2.2 trillion yuan ($354 billion) to support the ongoing medical reform that was launched in 2009 and aims to make healthcare affordable and accessible for all citizens by 2020.

Wang Bao'an, vice-minister of finance, revealed the figure on Thursday at a news conference on medical and healthcare system reform held by the first session of the 12th National People's Congress in Beijing.

According to him, that accounted for 5.7 percent of total government spending.