Residents praise higher public spending on schools and healthcare
By Guan Wenfei and Qian Tong |
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
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RESIDENTS in Jiading District say good quality schools are easier to access and healthcare costs much less than before, a result of the increasing government spending, according to the district's statistics.
Last year, the public finance expenditure on people's lives, including education, healthcare and social security, reached 6.46 billion yuan (US$1.02 billion) in Jiading, up 22.1 percent over 2011. Among all eight aspects, 920 million yuan went to healthcare, 2.23 billion yuan to education, and 1.49 billion yuan to social security and employment, while 598 million yuan was for agriculture.
Cheaper medical bills
In the medicare sector, a non-profit policy was carried out in all the hospitals. More public hospitals were built, including the Ruijin Hospital North Branch, Nanxiang Hospital and Jiading Maternal and Child Care Service Center.
The district also launched a regional healthcare information sharing platform for the residents with their digital healthcare archives.
More schools
Meanwhile, the district has paced up investment in education.
"Previously there were not many kindergartens around here, and I worried that my kid couldn't get enrolled. Now there are much more kindergartens and one is only a short walk from my home," said Xia Wenjing from Juyuan New Area. Xia was referring to Hongshi Road Kindergarten, which opened three months ago. The kindergarten has capacity for 450 toddlers.
Last year, the district set up seven new schools and the safety facilities of 36 other schools were enhanced.
Increasing beds
Seniors also have more choices on nursing homes.
Construction has started on Jiading No. 1 Social Welfare House in Nanxiang Town with a total investment of 200 million yuan. The welfare house will have 800 beds.
In 2012, the district added 260 beds in different welfare houses and renovated 20 activity rooms for seniors.
To enhance the social security, the district also offered 33,000 jobs for unemployed people.
Last year, the public finance expenditure on people's lives, including education, healthcare and social security, reached 6.46 billion yuan (US$1.02 billion) in Jiading, up 22.1 percent over 2011. Among all eight aspects, 920 million yuan went to healthcare, 2.23 billion yuan to education, and 1.49 billion yuan to social security and employment, while 598 million yuan was for agriculture.
Cheaper medical bills
In the medicare sector, a non-profit policy was carried out in all the hospitals. More public hospitals were built, including the Ruijin Hospital North Branch, Nanxiang Hospital and Jiading Maternal and Child Care Service Center.
The district also launched a regional healthcare information sharing platform for the residents with their digital healthcare archives.
More schools
Meanwhile, the district has paced up investment in education.
"Previously there were not many kindergartens around here, and I worried that my kid couldn't get enrolled. Now there are much more kindergartens and one is only a short walk from my home," said Xia Wenjing from Juyuan New Area. Xia was referring to Hongshi Road Kindergarten, which opened three months ago. The kindergarten has capacity for 450 toddlers.
Last year, the district set up seven new schools and the safety facilities of 36 other schools were enhanced.
Increasing beds
Seniors also have more choices on nursing homes.
Construction has started on Jiading No. 1 Social Welfare House in Nanxiang Town with a total investment of 200 million yuan. The welfare house will have 800 beds.
In 2012, the district added 260 beds in different welfare houses and renovated 20 activity rooms for seniors.
To enhance the social security, the district also offered 33,000 jobs for unemployed people.
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