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China Daily | Updated: 2008-08-01 07:18
Health budget announced
The central government will spend 2.7 billion yuan ($395 million) to build and upgrade healthcare facilities in rural areas, Zhao Zilin, head of the planning and finance department of the Ministry of Health, has said, the Xinhua News Agency reported yesterday.
The budget - unchanged from this year - will be spent mostly on X-ray and ultrasound machines, and equipment for operating theaters, he said.
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