Hot words: Nurse shortage
China Daily | Updated: 2019-05-10 07:57
护士缺口 (hùshì quēkǒu)
In a news conference in Beijing on Wednesday, the National Health Commission said the shortage of nurses is a pressing challenge for the fast aging nation.
Statistics show the population aged 60 or above had reached 249 million by the end of last year, accounting for 17.9 percent of the total population, among whom 150 million suffer from chronic diseases, and 44 million are disabled or semi-disabled.
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