72% of Counties and Cities in Gansu Launched the Implementation of the National Essential Drug System

Business News Agency August 23 hearing: With the implementation of the basic drugs system in the second batch of 34 counties and cities, 62 provinces and municipalities have implemented the national basic drug system in Gansu province, accounting for the number of counties and cities in the province. 72%.

The reporter learned from the Gansu Provincial Medical Reform Office that, according to the overall requirements for the comprehensive reform of the grass-roots medical and health system in the province, Gansu Province determined in August that the middle and upper 34 counties and cities must implement the national basic medicine system in the second batch and carry out grass-roots medical and health systems. Comprehensive reform. In this way, plus the first batch of 28 counties and districts, Gansu Province has begun implementing the national basic pharmaceutical system in 62 counties and cities, accounting for 72% of the county's urban areas.

It is understood that after the launch, Dingxi, Baiyin, and Wuwei achieved the full coverage of the national basic drug system. In addition, the previous cities of Qingyang, Jiuquan, Jinchang, and Jiayuguan promoted the entire city, and Gansu had seven prefecture-level cities. The city has achieved full coverage, accounting for 50% of the 14 cities and counties in the province. According to the requirements of the Gansu Provincial Government, the implementation of the national essential medicine system in the remaining 24 counties and cities in Gansu will be fully implemented before the end of the year.

Gansu Province initiated the implementation of the national essential medicine system at the end of February this year. The zero-difference rate sales of essential medicines have been pushed aside in the first batch of 28 pilot cities and counties. According to statistics, as of the beginning of June, there were 440 township health centers, 203 community health service centers (stations), and 2081 village health centers that achieved zero sales of essential drugs.