The Chinese government is planning to double the number of its general doctors in five years because its healthcare system is plagued by long queues and poor medical service, especially in the rural areas.

By 2020, Beijing wants to have two general practice doctors for every thousand people, almost double the number in 2013, and intends to also increase nursing staff and support personnel.

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"Health care resources overall are insufficient, quality is too low, our structures are badly organized and service systems fragmented. Parts of the public hospital system have also become bloated," said China's State Council.

Apart from increasing the number of its general doctors, China also plans to have the entire population enrolled in electronic health record system via cloud systems. The plan plans to use mobile devices in enrolling patients to an electronic health record. In turn, this move can improve sales for the tech industry and health care companies.

Global pharmaceutical companies, medical device makers and hospital operators will be watching closely as China's moves to modernize its health care system, eager to cash in on a market predicted to reach $1 trillion by 2020.

Officials said grassroots health care in rural areas will also be a focus of the new program, while large public hospitals in big cities may be trimmed back or turned over to the private sector.

One of President Xi Jinping's key platforms is to provide access to affordable health care for the Chinese.

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