The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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China seeks to “almost double” number of docs by 2020:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/31/us-china-healthcare-idUSKBN0MR0EU20150331

China will almost double the number of its general doctors by 2020, trim its public sector and improve technology as it seeks to fix a healthcare system plagued by snarling queues and poor rural services, its main administrative authority has said.

China's fast-growing healthcare market is a magnet for global drug makers, medical device firms and hospital operators, all looking to take a slice of a healthcare bill expected to hit $1 trillion by 2020, according to McKinsey & Co.