An analysis on equity of health resource allocation in Zhejiang province

Objective To evaluate the equity of health resource allocation in Zhejiang province. Methods Statistics descriptive method,Lorenz curve,and Gini coefficient were applied to assess the equity of health resource allocation in Zhejiang based on the number of medical institutes,medical staff,technologists,doctors and registered nurses. Results The Gini coefficient ranged demographically and geographically from 0.100.18and from 0.07-0.26in 2011.The Gini coefficient was the lowest in the year of 2006to 2011 which showed a fairest condition,but the Gini coefficient of registered nurse showed an up ward trend. Conclusions The equity of health resource allocation in Zhejiang is relatively fair and rational,especially in demographical allocation,in which only the allocation of registered nurses needs to be optimized.