Domestic medical equipment welcomes development opportunities

2018-11

Atthe"MedicalDeviceIndustryDevelopmentForum"heldrecently,LiuDiankui,deputydirectorofthePlanningandFinanceDepartmentoftheMinistryofHealth,saidthatduringthe"TwelfthFive-YearPlan"period,thedevelopmentofdomesticmedicaldeviceswillbestronglysupported.Whencentralizedbiddingandprocurementisimplemented,domesticmedicaldeviceswillbepreferentiallypurchased.LiuDiankuialsosaidthatthereformofthemedicalandhealthsystemhasprovidedunprecedentedopportunitiesandbroaddevelopmentspaceforthedevelopmentofthedomesticmedicaldeviceindustry.Duringthe"TwelfthFive-YearPlan"period,medicalinstitutionswillbeusedtoeffectivelyguidemedicalinstitutionstousedomesticmedicaldevices. Primarymedicalinstitutionshavelargemarketspace Accordingtoreports,from2012to2015,thecentralgovernmentwillconsidersupportinggrassrootsmedicalinstitutionstocarryoutbasicequipmentallocation,strengthenthetestcapacitybuildingofprovincial,countyandthird-leveldiseasecontrolcenters,theconstructionofpublichealthprofessionalpreventioninstitutionsandtheconstructionofoccupationalhealthpreventionandcontrolinstitutions,andNecessaryequipment;here,theruralfirstaidsystemwillbecontinuouslyimproved,ambulancesandnecessaryfirst-aidequipmentwillgraduallyincrease;gynecologicaltreatmentinstruments,infraredbreasttransilluminators,fetalECGmonitorsandsemi-automaticbiochemicalanalyzersinprovincial,countyandthird-levelmaternalandchildhealthinstitutionsItisexpectedtobeequippedwithkeypoints;theallocationofhealtheducationequipmentinprimaryhealthcareinstitutionshasalsobeenincludedinthecentralgovernment'sconsiderationoftheprojectcontent,andtheequipmentconstructionofthemedicalandhealthpersonneltrainingbasehasalsobeentakenintoconsideration. Atthesametime,thecentralgovernmentwillalsoconsidersupportingtheconstructionofnationalandprovincialmedicalandhealthcentersandsupportingtheprovisionofadvancedmedicalequipment,providingequipmentsupportfortheconstructionofclinicalkeyspecialties,andbuildinganational,provincialandprefecture-levelhealthinformationplatform. LiuDiankuipointedoutthatinthecentralizedprocurementprojectscarriedoutbytheMinistryofHealth,thewinningequipmentismainlydomesticallyproduced.Whenformulatingequipmentallocationstandardsforprimarymedicalinstitutionsandarrangingequipmentinvestment,itwillinsistonthecalculationbasedondomesticmedicalequipmentwithrelativelylowprice.Promotelocalprocurementofdomesticmedicalequipment.In2011,atotalof720millionyuanwasinvestedintheconstructionofruralemergencysystems,500millionyuanwasinvestedintheconstructionofgeneraltrainingbases,and100millionyuanwasinvestedintheconstructionoffoodsafetyriskmonitoringsystems. Importedequipmentstilldominatesthemarket China'smedicaldevicemarkethashugespace.CaiTianzhi,directoroftheMedicalDevicesDivisionoftheChinaChamberofCommerceforImportandExportofMedicinesandHealthProducts,saidthattherearecurrently1,708state-ownedenterprisesinvolvedinthemedicaldevicemarketinChina,4,875foreign-fundedenterprisesand18,022privateenterprises.Shanghai,Guangdong,Jiangsu,BeijingandZhejiangaretheconcentratedareasofmedicalequipmenttradeinChina.Thefiveprovincesandcitiesaccountformorethan70%ofChina'smedicalequipmenttrade.However,comparedwithforeignmedicaldevicecompanies,domesticmedicaldevicecompaniesarestillinaweakposition.FromJanuarytoApril2011,China'shigh-importancemedicaldeviceproductsweremainlyinthemiddleandhigh-end.TakingCTequipmentasanexample,in2010,GE,Siemens,Philips,NeusoftandToshibaaccountedfor92%ofthedomesticmarket;forMRIequipment,GE,SiemensandPhilipsaccountedformorethan50%ofthedomesticmarket.

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New medical reform point "bright" keywords

2018-11

OnApril7,theStateCouncil's"KeyImplementationPlanfortheReformoftheMedicalandHealthSystem(2009-2011)"waspromulgated.Thisprogramproposestopromotefivekeyreforms,andstrivestosolvetheproblemof“difficulttoseeadoctorandexpensivetoseeadoctor”,whichisreflectedbythemasses,andpromotesacomprehensivereformofthemedicalandhealthsystem. Medicalreformisasocialsystemproject.Itrequiresnotonlymulti-sectoralefforts,butalsofivekeypoints.Thefivekeypointsarelikethefivefingersofaperson.Theyareindispensable.Whichfingerisslightlyuncomfortable,andotherfingerswillbeaffected.Fivefingersintoafist,thenewmedicalreformtoformajointforce,inordertobenefitthepeople. Medicalinsurancecoverage ZhengBingwen(DirectorandProfessoroftheLatinAmericanInstituteoftheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences):Thekeytocrackingtheproblemof“expensivemedicaltreatment”isnotonlytocontrolthepriceofmedicines,buttoincreasethelevelofreimbursementandreducetheproportionofpersonalpaymentsafterestablishingamedicalinsurancesystem.Asocietywithoutaperfectsocialsecuritysystemiscertainlynotaharmonioussociety.Thecoverageofthesocialsecuritysystemissmall,ortheurbanandruralareasarefragmented,andafragmentationsystemwithalargegapintheleveloftreatmentwillbeformed.Improvethebasicmedicalsecuritysystem,thepurposeistoreducetheproportionofpersonalmedicalexpenses.Thisisasignoftheprogressofsocialcivilization. Off-sitemedicalinsurance HanKeqing(AssociateProfessor,RenminUniversityofChina):Themedicalinsuranceindifferentplacesnotonlyinvolvestheproblemofretiringoldpeopleindifferentplaces,butalsotheproblemofmigrantworkers.Resolvingmedicalinsuranceindifferentplacesisnotonlyaproblematthetechnicallevel,butalsoaproblemattheinstitutionallevel.Establishabasicmedicalsecuritysystemcoveringurbanandruralresidents,andintegrateurbanandruralresidents,townsandvillagestogether,andnarrowthegapbetweenurbanandruralareas.Thisisthedirectionoftheconstructionofthemedicalinsurancesystem. Essentialdrugreimbursement WuYongpei(Professor,HospitalManagementResearchInstitute,MinistryofHealth):Thebasicdrugsystemisarelativelycommonformintheworldandplaysanimportantroleinloweringdrugpricesandensuringthesupplyofessentialdrugs.Thenationalessentialmedicinessystemisattheheartofthenationaldrugpolicy.Itsselectednationalessentialmedicineslistwasdevelopedforthemedicalneedsofmajordiseases.Essentialmedicinesarethemostbasicandessentialmedicinesneededforprimaryhealthcare.Inordertoimplementthenationalessentialmedicinesystem,itisnecessarytoformulateanationaldrugformulary,anationalessentialmedicinelistandaclinicaldiagnosisandtreatmentguide.ItisreportedthattheMinistryofHealthhasorganizedrelevantexpertsinmedicinetoformulatethesepoliciesandtechnicalspecificationsonebyone.AnewversionoftheNationalEssentialDrugsListwillbeannouncedsoon;thenationaldrugformularyhasbeeninitiated.Theclinicaldiagnosisandtreatmentguidelinesshouldfirstestablishthe“GuidelinesfortheStandardTreatmentofAntibiotics”,andonthisbasis,graduallyexpandtothediagnosisandtreatmentguidelinesforotherclinicalspecialdiseases,andpushthemtomedicalinstitutionsforimplementation. Essentialdrugsupplyguarantee XuJiaqi(DeputyDirectoroftheStateFoodandDrugAdministration):Biddingandprocurementofessentialdrugsisnotonlyforcompetingondrugprices.Fromtheperspectiveofrealizingthesafetyandeffectivenessofessentialdrugs,itismoreimportanttoimplementopentenderingandprocurementandunifieddistribution.Thepurposeistoensurethequalityofessentialdrugs.TherearemanypharmaceuticalproductionandmanagementcompaniesinChina.Therearedifferencesinthequalitycontrolcapabilitiesandthelevelofriskcontrolbetweenpharmaceuticalproductionandoperationenterprises.Theimplementationoftenderprocurementisalsoatenderforthequalityandcapacityofpharmaceuticalproductionandoperation.Itisnecessarytobidforenterpriseswithhighsocialintegrity,goodqualitymanagement,andstrongproductriskcontroltoproduceanddistributebasicdrugs,andtoensurethesafetyandeffectivenessofessentialdrugsinproductionanddistribution. Primarymedicalstafftreatment LiuXinming(Director,PolicyandRegulationDepartmentoftheMinistryofHealth):Itisdifficulttoseethedoctoratthe"twoends",thatis,remoteruralareasandlargecityhospitals.Therootcauseliesintheunevendistributionofmedicalresources.Tosolvethisproblem,itisnecessaryto“softandhard”fromtheaspectsofequipmentandtalents,andtoallocatemedicalresourcesinabalancedmanner.Throughthepilotpromotionofthe“residentphysiciantrainingsystem”,ruraldoctorsandgrassrootsdoctorswillenterthelargehospitalfortraining,andthenwalkoutofthehospitaltothegrassrootsleveltoeffectivelyalleviatethedifficultyofseeingadoctorinruralareasandcommunities. Basicpublichealthservices BaiChongen(Professor,SchoolofEconomicsandManagement,TsinghuaUniversity):Achievingequalizationofpublichealthservicesisnotonlythestartingpointformedicalreform,butalsotheendpointforeveryonetoenjoybasicmedicalandhealthservices.Itisaninternationalpracticetoestablishapublichealthservicesystemtoprovidepublichealthprotectionforresidents.Intheprocessofpromotingequalization,wemustfocusonsolvingthegapinservicequality.Itisnecessaryto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