Wang Hesheng, vice minister of the National Health Commission of China, submitted to the meeting a statement entitled "Promoting Universal Health Coverage: Sharing a Prosperous and Healthy Future" on behalf of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Health Working Group.
"We call for joint efforts to embrace UHC (universal health coverage) by encouraging governments to take a leadership role, promoting people-centered, quality, and efficient primary health care delivery, increasing health investment and optimizing the allocation and utilization of health funds, improving equitable access to health care services and health insurance, empowering individuals, families and communities, expanding social participation and strengthening international cooperation," Wang told the meeting.
As the biggest developing country, China has been a staunch supporter of the UN and an active participant in its development cause, said Wang.
"Over the past half century, we have dispatched 26,000 medical and nursing practitioners to 71 countries and regions where they have treated 280 million patients," Wang said.
He noted that in order to adhere to the principle of achieving shared growth through discussion and collaboration, China actively builds a "Healthy Silk Road," focuses on "maintaining health security, facilitating health development and promoting health innovation," and works together with relevant countries to address health challenges.
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