China falls short on pediatric care, says official  

中國兒科醫(yī)師缺口20萬 “兒科學(xué)院”望緩解醫(yī)荒

兒科醫(yī)療服務(wù)日益增長的需求與兒科醫(yī)學(xué)現(xiàn)狀已嚴(yán)重不對(duì)稱，比照發(fā)達(dá)國家標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，中國至少還缺少20萬兒科醫(yī)師。”中國醫(yī)師協(xié)會(huì)副會(huì)長兼兒科醫(yī)師分會(huì)會(huì)長朱宗涵24日在長沙表示，“建立適合中國特色的兒科醫(yī)學(xué)體系十分必要�！�

Changsha (CNS) -- China's current pediatric medical services are insufficient to meet increasing demand, said Zhu Zonghan, chairman of the China Pediatric Association, on Saturday.

"There is a shortage of 200,000 pediatricians that meet the standard of developed countries," Zhu said at a pediatrics seminar in Changsha, Hunan Province.

According to statistics, there are only 68 children's hospitals in the country, accounting for 0.42 percent of all the medical institutions here, and there are only 258,000 beds for children, or 6.4 percent of the total, said Zhu. Moreover, the country has only seen a growth of 5,000 pediatricians in over 15 years, he added.

To solve the problem, our hospital is cooperating with medical schools to train more pediatricians, said Zhu Yimin, president of the Hunan Provincial Children's Hospital.