Summary
More places to learn will help people in villages get special health help.
The country also wants more helpers like therapists and lab workers.
Online video doctor visits will help people far away see a doctor.
Key Points
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Medical schools grew from 387 to 858 since 2014.
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Seats for basic medical degrees rose from about 51,000 to 142,000.
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Postgraduate study seats grew from about 31,000 to 86,000.
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157 new nursing schools will add about 15,700 new nurses each year.
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The plan aims to train 100,000 allied health workers in five years.
New Words to Learn
13 wordsequitable
fair for everyone
specialised
focused on a particular kind of health care
postgraduate
studies after finishing a basic medical degree
allied health
jobs that help doctors, like therapists and lab workers
teleconsultation
talking to a doctor over a video call
remuneration
pay for work
demographic
information about people like age and where they live
epidemiological
studying how illnesses spread
palliative
care that helps people feel comfortable when they are very sick
multidisciplinary
involving many different kinds of experts
digital health record system
online way to keep medical information
online doctor video service
website where you can see a doctor on screen
World Health Organization
global group that works on health for all countries
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