Medical reform sets good example

MONDAY MARKED THE SECOND CHINESE DOCTORS' DAY, which aims to pay tribute to medical staff nationwide. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang calls for deeper medical reform to further promote the status of medical workers:

It was in 2017 that the State Council, China's Cabinet, decided to establish Chinese Doctors' Day. The same year, Beijing launched a medical reform whereby hospitals can only sell drugs at the same price as they buy them, while doctors were given a "service fee" instead of the past "registration fee", with the new service fee being much higher.

The reform was aimed at reducing the medical costs for patients, while raising the incomes of medical staff.