[신화망 베이징 4월7일] On the 6th, the Newspaper Office of the State Council published a white paper, “China’s Action to Alleviate Human Poverty” The white paper confessed that China continued to raise the welfare level of the socially vulnerable, such as women, children, the elderly, and the disabled, by taking special policies and expanding the intensity of support. .
According to the white paper, the survival and development of poor women has improved significantly. With gender equality as the basic national policy, women were the focus of support. Of the about 100 million people in poverty free from poverty, women make up about half. A total of 10.21 million poor women and female workers were trained in various skills, and more than 5 million poor women were out of poverty by raising income through handicrafts, cultivation and rearing, domestic assistance, and e-commerce. It was founded by 8.7 million women through the cumulative payment of 450 billion yuan in women’s small loans and poverty relief small loans. 192,000 poor women suffering from the disease were treated, and free cervical cancer and breast cancer screening programs are being implemented throughout the poor area.
The level of care for children has also risen markedly. It implemented the’forced development of children in China (2011-2020)’ and the’National Children’s Development Plan in Poverty Areas (2014-2020)’, as well as ensuring and intervening in the entire process for child education and health. By implementing a nutrition improvement project for children in poor areas, a package of baby food and nutritional supplements were provided free of charge to infants and toddlers aged 6 to 24 months in intensively poor areas. As of the end of 2020, a cumulative total of 11.2 million children received benefits. The level of orphan protection has been greatly increased. Institutional intensive care orphans and socially dispersed orphans guarantee standards per person per month on average of 1611.3 yuan and 1184.3 yuan, respectively.
The white paper also revealed that the living and service guarantees for the poor and the elderly have improved significantly. The level of treatment for the elderly in rural areas and medical coverage for the poor and elderly has increased. By establishing a subsidy system for the elderly who are in need due to their old age and loss of ability, etc., it has benefited 36.89 million elderly people.
The level of coverage for people with disabilities in poverty has also increased. More than 7 million people with disabilities in poverty escaped from poverty as planned, and in the history of eradicating poverty of mankind, the miracle of poverty eradication for the vulnerable and disabled has been achieved.
More than 24 million people with disabilities are benefiting from the subsidy system for people with disabilities and nursing subsidy programs for people with severe disabilities. 10667,000 people with disabilities were included in the minimum living guarantee. Medical treatment was provided to 547,000 people with disabilities by including all the disabled in poverty in basic medical insurance and serious illness insurance.
Original text source: Shinhwasa