Zhao Kuifa (L) treats a patient at a rural clinic at Huangchao Village of Liubu Township in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 27, 2019. Sixty-year-old Zhao Kuifa has been working as a rural doctor for over 40 years at Huangchao Village. Zhao needs to ride about 60 kilometers to treat rural residents every day, as medical services Zhao provided for patients are widely recognized by rural residents from Huangchao and adjacent villages. Liubu Township where Zhao works benefits from basic medicine subsidies as China has introduced multiple policies to improve community-level healthcare services in recent years. Zhao hopes more young practitioners work in rural areas to provide quality and efficient healthcare services for rural residents. (Xinhua/Wang Kai)
