The National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) and the Office of State Council Healthcare Reform Leading Group held a conference on advancing public hospital reform in Sanming, Fujian province from April 24 to 25. 

Wang Hesheng, vice-minister of the NHFPC, attended the conference and delivered a speech.

Wang noted that public hospital reform made significant progress last year.

The NHFPC will take steps to advance the reform across China this year, including totally abolishing the medicine price markups system, according to Wang.

Public hospitals shouldn't make profit from drug sales. "The goal of public hospitals reform is to make our people healthier and happier," Wang added.

He said that health departments at all levels should cooperate to overcome difficulties during public hospital reform.