Minister pledges healthcare for all

The country's healthcare system will be further reformed so that urban and rural residents can have equal access to medical services, Health Minister Gao Qiang said yesterday.

Addressing a two-day national healthcare working conference yesterday, he conceded that government investment and supervision had not been enough during the past years.

Though no specific date was given for when the new measures would be implemented, sources in the Ministry of Health said a working team to intensify healthcare reforms was studying the situation and carrying out research to prepare a draft.