Winnie Yip

TL;DR: The need for surgical services in low- and middleincome countries will continue to rise substantially from now until 2030, with a large projected increase in the incidence of cancer, road traffic injuries, and cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in LMICs.

TL;DR: The pace of reform should be moderated to allow service providers to develop absorptive capacity, and independent, outcome-based monitoring and evaluation by a third-party are essential for mid-course correction of the plans and to make officials and providers accountable.

TL;DR: The results suggest that policies aimed at producing an environment that enhances social networks and facilitates the exchange of social support hold promise for improving the health and well-being of the rural Chinese population.

TL;DR: As China deepens its health-care reform, it has the opportunity to build an integrated, cooperative primary health- care system, generating knowledge from practice that can support improvements, and bolstered by evidence-based performance indicators and incentives.

TL;DR: To meet the needs of China's ageing population that is facing an increased NCD burden, this work recommends leveraging strategic purchasing, information technology, and local pilots to build a primary health-care (PHC)-based integrated delivery system by aligning the incentives and governance of hospitals and PHC systems, improving the quality of PHC providers, and educating the public on the value of prevention and health maintenance.