With the support of United Nations agencies, the Health Policy and System Research Team led by Professor Qian Long at the Global Health Research Center participated in a series of studies on the quality of healthcare services for chronic disease management in low- and middle-income countries.

The research team targeted the National Basic Public Health Services Project and analyzed the current situation and quality of chronic disease management services in China using quantitative and qualitative research methods. The research focused on the impact of current financing and payment models on the quality of chronic disease management services and summarized the experience and challenges during the implementation phase.

The study found that current chronic disease management interventions have not achieved the expected results. Preliminary results summarized the reasons from different perspectives, such as (1) insufficient project funding and a lack of effective incentive mechanisms; (2) a shortage of primary healthcare workers and inadequate professional skills among existing healthcare workers; (3) insufficient information to effectively evaluate project performance.

The research team submitted the mid-term research report on October 2022 and the final report was completed on April 2023.