Experience, problems and challenges in implementation of basic public health services in China: a brief discussion

Universal health coverage (UHC) is the key development direction of global health work and public health service is the important content and path of universal health coverage. China′s basic public health services are highly consistent with the practice direction of universal health coverage. The whole population and life cycle services, the consideration of equity and affordability in project financing, the promotion of project implementation on the capacity and level of health human resources, and the integration effect on the public health service system are successful experiences for comprehensive health coverage in China. At the same time, China′s basic public health services are also facing challenges in terms of service quality to be improved, inadequate system integration, insufficient qualified professional and technical personnel, limited role of departments other than health institutions, and unbalanced development among regions. Therefore, we should better deal with the those challenges in the future, especially pay attention to the optimization of service projects and the improvement of service project quality, and to the assessment and evaluation on health outcomes.