Public health progress amid the health reform in Shenzhen

Abstract

Overall enhancement of the public health system ranks a key task and goal for the ongoing health reform.This paper described the public health development in Shenzhen amid the ongoing health reform.Shenzhen has achieved the following objectives as required in the reform:better public service by public health institutions,availability of major and primary public health services as required by the state and city,overall elevation of public health service capabilities,and significant drop of disease morbidity and mortality.Challenges ahead include room of improvement in public health service network,incentive mechanism of public health service providers,and that of public health service delivery capability. Key words: Health care; System reform; Public health; Health service