Recently, the State Council Medical Reform Office held a symposium on implementing the national essential drug system in Qingdao. Zhu Zhixin, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission and director of the State Council Medical Reform Office, and Wang Renyuan, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, executive vice governor and leader of the provincial medical reform leading group, attended the meeting.

Zhu Zhixin fully affirmed the achievements made by Shandong and Qingdao in promoting the implementation of the national essential drug system, especially the effective exploration in the construction of the basic medical and health service system and the integrated management mechanism between urban and rural areas. He pointed out that it is necessary to continue to follow the principle of "ensuring basics, strengthening grassroots units and building mechanisms", and always take deepening medical reform and promoting the implementation of the national essential drug system as major livelihood projects, actively and steadily push forward, so that ordinary people can enjoy the benefits brought by medical reform.

Wang Renyuan stressed at the meeting that to promote the implementation of the national essential drug system, it is necessary to strictly follow the national deployment and ensure that all tasks are completed on schedule; It is necessary to face up to the difficulties and problems existing in medical reform, accelerate the comprehensive reform, and lay a good foundation for the comprehensive establishment of the national essential drug system.

Qingdao has implemented the national essential drug system for five months and achieved remarkable results.

Wang Shujian, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, executive deputy mayor and leader of Qingdao Medical Reform Leading Group, reported on the overall operation of Qingdao's essential drug system. Vice Mayor Wang Xiulin and CPPCC Vice Chairman Liu Mingjun attended the meeting.