China’s top officials ‘hog’ medical resources as others battle for what’s left: CPPCC member
Mainland reform to improve capabilities of 1,000 county-level hospitals is too slow and failing to meet needs of rural residents, says Huang Zemin, of China's political advisory body
China's hospitals are failing the public by reserving limited medical facilities for senior officials and forcing others to struggle to compete for remaining services, says a member of China’s political advisory body.
Huang Zemin, a finance professor at East China Normal University, who is a representative on the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said he found the biggest difficulty in life was struggling to gain access to hospitals.
It’s like living in two different worlds ... The outpatient room and wards reserved for officials are quiet and luxurious. But the outpatient room for the general public look like a crowded, noisy fair
Despite limited resources, hospitals still reserved services only for use by senior government officials, Huang was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.
“The outpatient room and wards specially reserved for senior officials are quiet and luxurious,” he said.
“But the outpatient room for the general public look like noisy fairs and their wards are packed and crowded.
“It’s like living in two different worlds.