The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention System in China: Trends From 2002-2012.

• Chengyue Li ; Mei Sun ; Ying Wang ^[1] ; Li Luo ; Mingzhu Yu ; Yu Zhang ; Hua Wang ; Peiwu Shi ; Zheng Chen ; Jian Wang ; Yueliang Lu ; Qi Li ; Xinhua Wang ; Zhenqiang Bi ; Ming Fan ; Liping Fu ; Jingjin Yu ; Mo Hao
  1. [1] Fudan University

     Fudan University

     China

     
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 106, Nº. 12, 2016, págs. 2093-2102
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Objectives. To assess the improvements of the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCs) systembetween2002and 2012, andproblems the system hasencountered. Methods. We obtained data from 2 national cross-sectional surveys in 2006 and 2013, including 32 provincial, 139 municipal, and 489 county-level CDCs throughout China. We performed a pre-post comparative analysis to determine trends in resource allocation and service delivery. Results. The overall completeness of public health services significantly increased from 47.4% to 76.6%. Furthermore, the proportion of CDC staff with bachelor's or higher degrees increased from 14.6% to 32.6%, and governmental funding per CDC increased 5.3-fold (1.283-8.098 million yuan). The working area per CDC staff increased from 37.9 square meters to 63.3 square meters, and configuration rate of type A devices increased from 28.1% to 65.0%. Remaining problems included an 11.9% reduction in staff and the fact that financial investments covered only 71.1% of actual expenditures. Conclusions. China's CDC system has progressed remarkably, enabling quicker responses to emergent epidemics. Future challenges include establishing a sustainable financing mechanism and retaining a well-educated, adequately sized public health workforce. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]