ABSTRACT
Written by Xiaoyun Liu and colleagues, the fifth article investigates the progress of primary health care in this round of comprehensive reforms. In global efforts on health system strengthening (HSS), primary health care has been increasingly recognized as vital to ensure equity, accessibility and efficiency and conducive to cost containment (WHO 2008). It is also seen as a key recipe for overhauling China’s crumbling health system. The ongoing reform has put tremendous resources into strengthening the primary health system, especially in rural areas.
