Village doctors play important role in poverty relief in rural areas
2020-05-20
In this combo photo taken on April 22, 2020, 57-year-old rural doctor Huang Rilei measures blood pressure for villagers (L, top and bottom, photo taken by Zhou Hua), applies cupping for a villager (C, bottom, photo taken by Zhou Hua), checks medicine accounts (R, top, photo taken by Zhou Hua), sorts villagers' health records (R, C, photo taken by Cao Yiming), and is on the way to visit a patient (R, bottom, photo taken by Cao Yiming), at Yishan village of Tiandeng county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. May 19 marks World Family Doctor Day, a day to highlight the role and contribution of family doctors in health care systems around the world. China is committed to improving the quality of contracted family doctor services and enhancing community-level medical services. Family doctors, including general practitioners registered with grassroots health institutions, qualified doctors at township clinics and village doctors, provide basic medical care and other health services. In Guangxi, a major front in China's anti-poverty campaign, village doctors play an important role in the course of poverty relief in rural areas. They travel door to door to answer patients' calls, especially for those who live in hard-to-reach hamlets and under the poverty line. They are considered health guardians in towns, offering emergency response and medical support. [Photo/Xinhua]
In this combo photo taken on April 29, 2020, 40-year-old rural doctor Li Mou measures blood pressure for a villager (L, top, photo taken by Zhou Hua), asks about a villager's health conditions (L, bottom, photo taken by Cao Yiming), measures weight and height for children (C, bottom, photo taken by Cao Yiming), sorts villagers' health records (R, top, photo taken by Zhou Hua), gives prescriptions (R, C, photo taken by Cui Bowen), and is on the way to visit a patient (R, bottom, photo taken by Cao Yiming), at Yaozhai village of Nandan county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. May 19 marks World Family Doctor Day, a day to highlight the role and contribution of family doctors in health care systems around the world. China is committed to improving the quality of contracted family doctor services and enhancing community-level medical services. Family doctors, including general practitioners registered with grassroots health institutions, qualified doctors at township clinics and village doctors, provide basic medical care and other health services. In Guangxi, a major front in China's anti-poverty campaign, village doctors play an important role in the course of poverty relief in rural areas. They travel door to door to answer patients' calls, especially for those who live in hard-to-reach hamlets and under the poverty line. They are considered health guardians in towns, offering emergency response and medical support. [Photo/Xinhua]
In this Combo photo taken on Aug. 22, 2019, 48-year-old rural doctor Wang Weijiang checks dental health for a child (L, top), explains the methods of taking medicine to a villager (L, bottom), is on the way to visit a patient (C, bottom), fills in villagers' health records (R, top), arranges his medical kit (R, C), and talks with a villager (R, bottom), at Yingming village of Shangsi county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. May 19 marks World Family Doctor Day, a day to highlight the role and contribution of family doctors in health care systems around the world. China is committed to improving the quality of contracted family doctor services and enhancing community-level medical services. Family doctors, including general practitioners registered with grassroots health institutions, qualified doctors at township clinics and village doctors, provide basic medical care and other health services. In Guangxi, a major front in China's anti-poverty campaign, village doctors play an important role in the course of poverty relief in rural areas. They travel door to door to answer patients' calls, especially for those who live in hard-to-reach hamlets and under the poverty line. They are considered health guardians in towns, offering emergency response and medical support. [Photo/Xinhua]
In this combo photo taken on April 18, 2020, 22-year-old rural doctor Pan Yusheng explains the methods of taking medicine to a villager (L, top, photo taken by Cao Yiming), asks about a villager's health conditions (L, bottom, photo taken by Zhou Hua), measures blood pressure for a village (C, bottom, photo taken by Cao Yiming), sorts villagers' health records (R, top, photo taken by Zhou Hua), is on the way to visit a patient (R, C, photo taken by Cao Yiming), and talks with a villager (R, bottom, photo taken by Cao Yiming), at Pinglin village of Lingyun county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. May 19 marks World Family Doctor Day, a day to highlight the role and contribution of family doctors in health care systems around the world. China is committed to improving the quality of contracted family doctor services and enhancing community-level medical services. Family doctors, including general practitioners registered with grassroots health institutions, qualified doctors at township clinics and village doctors, provide basic medical care and other health services. In Guangxi, a major front in China's anti-poverty campaign, village doctors play an important role in the course of poverty relief in rural areas. They travel door to door to answer patients' calls, especially for those who live in hard-to-reach hamlets and under the poverty line. They are considered health guardians in towns, offering emergency response and medical support. [Photo/Xinhua]
In this combo photo taken on Oct. 12, 2019, 40-year-old rural doctor Huang Lin measures blood pressure for a villager (L, top), checks dental health for a child (L, bottom), is on the way to visit a patient (Bottom, C), fills in a villager's health record (R, top), sorts villagers' health records (R, C), and is answering a patient's call (R, bottom, aerial photo), at Naguo village of Fulong township in Fangchenggang city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. May 19 marks World Family Doctor Day, a day to highlight the role and contribution of family doctors in health care systems around the world. China is committed to improving the quality of contracted family doctor services and enhancing community-level medical services. Family doctors, including general practitioners registered with grassroots health institutions, qualified doctors at township clinics and village doctors, provide basic medical care and other health services. In Guangxi, a major front in China's anti-poverty campaign, village doctors play an important role in the course of poverty relief in rural areas. They travel door to door to answer patients' calls, especially for those who live in hard-to-reach hamlets and under the poverty line. They are considered health guardians in towns, offering emergency response and medical support. [Photo/Xinhua]
In this combo photo taken on May 3, 2020, 39-year-old rural doctor Li Zhihui imparts healthcare policies to a villager (L, top), checks oral health for a villager (L, bottom), waves goodbye to a villager (C, bottom), sorts villagers' health records (R, top), explains the methods of taking medicine to a villager (R, C), and is on the way to visit a patient (R, bottom), at Tanliang village of Xingye county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. May 19 marks World Family Doctor Day, a day to highlight the role and contribution of family doctors in health care systems around the world. China is committed to improving the quality of contracted family doctor services and enhancing community-level medical services. Family doctors, including general practitioners registered with grassroots health institutions, qualified doctors at township clinics and village doctors, provide basic medical care and other health services. In Guangxi, a major front in China's anti-poverty campaign, village doctors play an important role in the course of poverty relief in rural areas. They travel door to door to answer patients' calls, especially for those who live in hard-to-reach hamlets and under the poverty line. They are considered health guardians in towns, offering emergency response and medical support. [Photo/Xinhua]
