How I became a ‘rural doctor’ in China’s remote Nujiang Valley
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- For those who have very little in life, good health is great wealth. But what happens when there's no doctor in sight? This used to be the reality of residents in Pengdang, a remote alpine town in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Sick people would have to travel hundreds of kilometers of rugged terrain to get medical help.
How has poverty alleviation via health care benefitted underserved communities like Pengdang? What role do doctors there play and why does their job go beyond just treating patients? Watch our new #JobChallenge documentary.#China #poor #health
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The male doctor is from Zhuhai, a rich city at the coast of Guangdong province.
Kudos to him that he gave up his comfortable life back home and came here to provide basic health cares for the poor.
That's really nice of him indeed ! Love people like that !
Agree! What an example for others to follow.
This is great! This is how Chinese doctors work in harsh environment to care for the poor and ethnic minorities.
@Salted Nats US has countless weird men approaching innocent vulnerable children. I am sure you know Jeffrey Epstein.
@Salted Nats And I should notify police about you approaching innocent vulnerable children
@Salted Nats I am sure you call Jeffrey Epstein "dada"
@Salted Nats I will notify police about you is a accomplice with him Jeffrey Epstein
You should also blame your mum for your stvpidity.
@Salted Nats Did you watch the half hour video to the end? Did you see what the doctors and nurses did? They climbed mountains for two hours to remote villages to give free medical consultations and aids then walk another two hours down the mountain back to the van waiting for them at the foot of the mountain. They were doing everything they can to help the poor villagers and all you can think of is "approaching innocent vulnerable children more than anything else". The world you live in has some very serious social issues. Why don't you folo Nadim by going to Gongshun village and volunteer to help those doctors and nurses for a month and do something positive and meaningful instead?
Thank you China for trying so hard to help your citizens, thankyou medical professionals for your dedication
Some people do hiking as their hobby, but these doctors had to hike because it's a part of their job. They're working super hard to treasure life
China's do not alleviates poverty alone,they also ensures healthcare are availables too all rural communities.
That is the reason China's having 90% approval rating from it citizens.
Amazing China's,my salute.
Yes, they take a holistic approach - job creation, health care, education and infrastructure. They spent their money on all these aspects and not simply just by keeping them on the dole. And the people do their part. That's why they are so successful in alleviating extreme poverty so quickly.
90% approval ? 😆 .. the rest either separatists (hk/tw) or neutral or refuse to endorse
@@theejason4035 1.4 billions is mainland China population. Adding Hong Kong , Macau , Taiwan , Hainan, China's population will be 1.45 billions .
Nevertheless, they're merely 3% of China's popuation. And mind you, a bigger parts of these people support CCP. The 93% Supporting rates is as true as daylight itself.
@@theejason4035 According to the Ash Center of Harvard that made a research yearly study from 2003 to 2019, the chinese approval of their government steadily grew from 86 (in 2003) to 95% (in 2020).
The doctor and nurses are very dedicated and professional and so humble in their approach to the people. So what is so wrong with being a socialist country when citizens no matter how poor have medical care.
It is actually beneficial for the poorer people and the working class being a socialist country.
@@Bexxxyable so true. A look at US which is corporate run and the increasing divide between the haves, and have nots clearly shows this. Yet, where the biggest chunk of the budget goes to amidst the dire circumstances of the majority of its people, strange government policy.
@@Bexxxyable
capitalism -
u hv 💵 u hv health care
No 💵 u hv hell care
i would say every system has its pros and cons, ur national leader pick the one suit ur country most
socialism focuses on the poor, which provide the poor to be treated in better way, but the dark side is partially robbing the rich
capitalism focuses on the rich, which encourage everyone to get richer, but the dark side is abandoning the poor people
and i would say chinese govt have goodwill and is kind to their people
@@ken-ch1rp part of reason ccp wanna mitigate corporate bubble or subprime loan...jck.ma. alibaba.ant group "strike" first prize "15b" fine
These medical professionals deserve our highest respect. They bring care and hope to people in the remote areas despite the hardship of getting there. I hope the government will pay more attention to this situation. Provide more resources, like medical equipment and financial support, to name just a few, to these medical teams to keep up their spirit and make their work a little easier.
Yes. Poverty alleviation is China's biggest goal in the recent years. Highest respect for all poverty alleviation team workers. I have been to some places in Sichuan and Yunnan. I am surprised that people could survive in that area. There are simply no flat area, there are mountains and mountains and mountains. I feel desperate after 10 hours driving and still infinite mountains.
Long live people's republic of China ❤️
capitalism -
u hv 💵 u hv health care
No 💵 u hv hell care
Thank you🤝🤝🤝
Excellent report, this is reality.
These doctors' professionalism and sacrificial love for their patients are truly amazing and admirable. To these doctors, it is a mission, good deeds to be performed, The tough trekking did not discourage them from serving. This is really living the Hippocratic Oath.
These medical officers are very fit climbing steep hills just to help people living in the area. They are very dedicated and absolutely deserve our respects. God bless them all for good works.
A great video reporting from a westerner, 龙哥，on how rural village doctors sacrifice a lot and work hard to help the poor to improve the villager’s lives and their health. This is the real stories in China. I hope any open minded westerner who wants to know the real china should watch it. Hope 龙哥 will let more westerner have the chance to watch this. I score this video 💯💯💯
Kudos to these medical personnel. No wonder China progress so much. Good governance and concerted effort by its citizens to move forward.
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Is kudos a word?
I didn't expect to be touched by this video. But I'm really really touched!
Wow. What humanity!
Do not simply make wild accusations against the Chinese government, they have repented and have been doing a lot of good for the people. Rural medical work in China is so challenging and meaningful. God bless these medical people.
repented? for what? for building up a country from nothing to a second largest economy of the world? from people's life expectancy of 39-year in 1949 to 66-year in 1979, now almost 77?
@@ipfreak actually, there is nothing to repent about, pure communism is not possible for human beings, China has learned from the Mao and his successors, it is no good and literally brought China back to the stone age, so from Ding onwards, they modified it and called it communism with Chinese characteristics which actually just an authoritarian socialist state where the central authority is like a father that dictates life. as long as the " father " is not overtly corrupt and shows care to all the children, everyone will obey and help to pull in the same direction.
just the recent clampdown on the rich and powerful as well as control over gaming addiction shows how powerful such a system is and also how dangerous it can be if abused. still, under a benevolent leader. it will propel a country forward at super speed. no need to debate or get consensus, which is already impossible even among more than 5 friends, let alone a country of a billion.
In America ,u have money, u have health care, no money u have Hell care.
😂😂😂😂
my health care in America is 400 dollars per month. I’m wondering the price for other countries.
@@tianyicai6482 That's your insurance premium. When you get sick first you have to pay the deductible and after that you will still need to pay your share of medical expenses.
@@tianyicai6482 Canada, Ontario free healthcare, but we pay high tax.
@@ivanwhistler5397 actually California tax almost equal to Ontario
This is a good practice. Salute to the doctors and nurses especially those who came up to the remote areas of that village. Also the western guy, was so cool to join them in this mission.
It's so touching to see the honesty that Nadim the reporter and the doctor's team work together without political issues involved. 😭 You will make the world the better place!
贴心的医生及医疗团队，不管在多么偏远地区总是有无私奉献的医生护士们，太不容易了，向你们由衷地致敬，感恩中国有你们爱心散布在各个角落！
my hat off to these doctors who take care of residents in the most remote part of china.
Respects to this rural Doctor and all the Nurses who devote their lives to help the people living in this remote valley. Many thanks to you all for your warm heart to take care of their health.
A health system at the service of the people. I applaud this laudable programme.
An outstanding video! So inspired to see true professionals caring for some of the poorest in some of the most remote areas.
Very interest ing program with foreigner see how rural doctor life in mountain people any great forever her forget them Dr he and his college work hard.
Tqvm.
U walk the talk.
U r a shinning example of the medical profession.
Its always 2 save lives.
The hippocratic oath is still v relevant.
Salute sir.
Wow the mountain view is so beautiful.
Go to see a doctor in big cities is very expensive and consuming costs of travel,places to stay , food and waisting Time !
Doctors in rural area has done a great job to serve poor peoples with love and care and Medical Checkup !
The Doctors had to feet-climb mountains roads ,muddy and slippery roads and take hours to reach the Scattered houses in different places !
Great job China Doctors !
👍👍👍👍👍
US doctors - Every mile you make me walk will cost you 500 dollars.
😅
@John Smith most of that goes to big pharma and hospital mafia. Capitalism at its finest.
True, my car was broken and can't start again in Kansas. Once get hooked, 200USD gone😂
@@midoriyaizuku4403 capitalism -
u hv 💵 u hv health care
No 💵 u hv hell care
Thank you all for what you have done. 👍👍
Kudos to the mainland Chinese doctors. A mobile National Health Service. One of the pre-requisites of a mainland Chinese rural doctor is a subject called mountain hiking, a long way from the days of the barefoot doctor. I see the need of raincoats and hiking boots.
This is the real modern day China
Truly an extraordinary nation full of great people and mutual help .
Thank you for your hard work and dedication
Stay well and stay safe
Sincerely from the AWESOME revolution
@Salted Nats that's biden, not a doctor
@Salted Nats
Are you still hooked on dope ?
@@americarules9377
In reality , " Endia " is famous for that
Very touchable. Thanks.
You are doing a good job. A good American.
Nadim Diab is Lebanese, not American, according to CGTN website.
Life is hard there, I am happy to see them in this video. Together life is good.
Rebuilding the village is awesome. I’ve seen villagers being relocated to less harsh areas. My home village has stayed very much the same but with factories added to the sides and surroundings. It’s funny that with so many roads added, i had a hard time finding which road to go home.
Chinese have a saying that " the doctor have to have a heart of parent " Maybe that's the foundatmental different from the doctors of the west.
I am also touched by this documentary. I can see how hard the govt is trying to improve people's quality of life. In my 小区(Residential Complex) there is free medical consultation at the front gate every 6 months even though hospitals are just a few kilo metres away. I lived in a tier-2 city in China.
This is true freedom. Free medicare, no government, no taxes, organic food.
Big pharma getting the vaxx to the villages...RUN!
Very nice story .It presents positive energy,I really enjoyed watching this video.Thank you!
This is amazing service by a government. No wonder why China successfully eradicated poverty because their government employees visited these far flung areas. This is what i call Management By Wandering Around better than MBA courses in the US.
A former boss called this to me "management by burning leather or rubber". He meant you wear out your leather/rubber shoes by always walking around talking to your employees and asking them questions of their problems at work, how to make their jobs easier or more efficient, asking for suggestions, and of course to answer or clarify also the employees' questions and issues. I thought that was good advice so it never left me and I always tried to apply it.
The challenge of enough dedicated professionals at whatever level available is the real priority. The doctor in this area was separated from his family. Therefore, more health care workers at lower levels will probably relieve his estrangement, so he can be with his family.
These are people who are helping the poor people living up the mountain and I highly admired and respect them.
It would be wonderful if those who live up the mountain have a better and warmer house to live in. And those paths that the medical team have to walk on - I hope the government will make it easier and safer for them to walk on.
Anyone else noticed the free-condom mailbox outside? They're doing quite well in most aspects
Free-condom could be found in almost every hospital in China.
Wow! THAT is dedication! And to think my former colleagues made fun of me when I would go to migrant camps, volunteering to do free health checks, provide insulin and regular meds like for blood pressure. We drove and walked down dirt roads-it they were flat. The most danger we were ever in was encountering alligators occasionally. We were warned that it wasn’t safe “because they are just migrant workers from Mexico”-insinuating they were somehow criminals, drug users or “drunks”. Instead, I adored those hard working people, never saw anything criminal, any drug use. I loved doing it because those people couldn’t get help at local hospitals unless it was an emergency; and I would hope our visits prevented some emergencies.
I would suggest China work more on relocating these folks, especially the elderly; or improving access. But, I’m sure they are probably already working on that.
you are doing a great job. respect from china.
I saw many poverty alleviation is by relocating to well build house if the locality has little prospect for any sustain development.. kudos to Chinese govertment
@@burung81 Agree! Personally, I believe the Chinese Govt should be nominated for, and Win, The Nobel for their unprecedented achievements! Unfortunately, until the rest of the world wakes up to how and why the West, and specifically my own country and media have lied and misrepresented China for MANY years...I don’t see this happening. 😔❤️🇨🇳☮️
@@elaineg60 the chinese govt actually quite inward focus as they had been for millenia. Thsoe nobel award meant not much to them. What irritate them is the constant smearing. Other country need to to agree and follow them nor the chinese wish to rule or being followed. They just want to be left alone.
Fantastic news, very informative news.
I am not sure we can do it here in US, it is 500 an hour salary for a lot of DOC
RESPECT and THANKS!
This will cost me 1000 easily in US
I think education is the key to breaking the poverty cycle. For example the son had no knowledge that a necrotic wound could become dangerous if it worsens. They had no knowledge to keep wounds clean. If he were to grow up with some basic education about health, eg. like when to see a doctor etc, that would certainly change things. I wish education becomes more accessible in rural China. Power on!!
Salute you!🙏🏻👍🏻
Their aŕrival bring smiles tomthe elderly
伟大不是一个词而已，有很多人甚至为它付出了生命
I salute these medical personals providing essential medical services to those needy people in the backwood regions.
Hero
看了很感动，！
Good Job
. 医生 ； 感谢分享
. 加油
桑迪挺了不起的
So touching
I thought this white guy became the doctor in this remote village, but it turns out he is just a reporter. Nice documentary though!
Hey, u never see this on CNN or BBC
Ppls blood pressure will always go up unnaturally when in stressful situations. We have a term for this, "whitecoat syndrome". This happened to my mother every time she went to have her blood pressure checked, so the results weren't actually accurate. We bought her a blood pressure machine to use at home, so it would be less stressful and she could do it herself. The home readings were much lower and closer to normal. I expect these poor folk were very stressed, more so living in such isolation from society with no education about science or medicine. Hope they took the advice of the doctors.
Kudos and respect to the people who make these sacrifices in such a difficult environment.
It will take another 30 years for that rural town to catch up. building access roads to those villages are probably the first step and infrastructure for education.
These areas are not suitable to have a normal life. Relocation is the only way out of this.
Very moving story
TY
Hats Off, Bravo!
You are Engels.proud of your .
great document !
Bravo. Doctors without frontiers.
Here are the Chinese standards for poverty releave：
"Two no-worry" ：
No worries about food；No worry about clothe wearing.
"Three guarantees":
Guarantee compulsory education; Guarantee basic health care; Guarantee housing safe and secure
China is admirable when it comes to bringing development to the most isolated villages in their country...something other asian countries should learn from. HIgh blood pressure is such a silent killer. MOst old folks in rural villages like that stubborn old man usually don't understand the importance of medication. I hope they give them free equipments so the mountain people can check their own BP since they cant visit frequently.
Jeez their homes are so isolated...what if they need more long term treatment. Im glad they have these doctors.
It is good to get a taste of local conditions, difficulties that impede health care.
Admirable!
Excellent to this western doctor.
I hope conditions improve for the villages and easier access for doctors too. Maybe money be out to make a better path to the villages or even a helicopter pad if possible. Telecom services for villagers to doctors etc. To name a few.
In China, there are millions of villages like this one in the video.
Lots of villages were road connected already.
for the rest, some of them, the villagers would love to move to the remote villages that the government built for them with complete infrastructure. Some of them would not be willing to move due to cultural heritages so that doctors have to climb up mountains to see them.
Mountain weather & helipad don't go well together. And can you even see a patch of flat land in those remote villages for a helipad? The money, time, skill & personnel required to set up a helicopter service is immense! Even in developed countries, air ambulance services are a very limited resource. Its better to invest in basic infrastructure. Let's walk first before we start thinking about flying.
@@qijunwang1097 They did use drones to help fight the corona virus. Maybe some kind of delivery drones might help??
The Chinese doctor wiping tears and saying good by. we are all just human shearing this little planet. why can't we all just love one another and live in peace?
Cool
Here in the UK, you have 15 minutes appointment for a check up and the doctor can’t wait for you to leave. Any questions are dismissed or ignored.
平凡中的伟大
Yes, it’s noble, really noble!
Rural doctor is real mean being a real medical doctor for helping people.
Amazing set of of doctors and nurses. But i can tell after the visit to the mountain village climbing those stairs.. the next day they were SORE asf 😩
Economically these people living in the top of mountains should be relocated in to a better places. People escaped into mountains in the past due to wars and ethnic conflicts. With a strong government and urbanization now, China can afford to relocate these people.
It can be very difficult to relocate rural communities. This is because of the root & ancestry mentality that's ingrained in the Chinese mind. People are reluctant to leave the land they've farmed for generations (even if its small & have very poor yield, if they have land they have food), the place their ancestors are buried. Only when all their lives are at risk (like in the past due to war, severe famine or natural disasters) they may be willing to leave. At present, although they are very impoverished, they can still live, therefore can be very reluctant to leave.
chinese govt actually does relocating these remote people
they build and give the remote people free housing near other villages/major road/towns, teach/offer them some new start business financially and technically, so that u can still survive in new environment
but some of these remote population live there for generations and dont want to relocate
There youtube videos here of Cina alleviation where communities are moved to better communities complete with houses, jobs, schools, etc. There is even a mountaintop community and the only access ther is a dangerous steep cliff with wooden ladders. They moved most of the community, who wanted to move, to a better community and built a safer all-steel stairway ladder for those who preferred to stay behind.
At every level, leaders are needed to keep all of us on track, so we avoid distraction by the many cares of life. The youth will do the hard work. The leaders will problem solve around obstacles of life.
山里这么艰苦，怎么建设都好有难度，这样的地方不适合居住，老一代人可能不舍得离开，让年轻人接受教育，下山安置在更适合居住便利的地方。即使开发旅游都有难度，改变需要年限啊
These doctors could be making thousands of dollars in the city, they could of be very respected by their city neighbors, they could be driving nice cars living in amazing houses yet they choose to take their profession very seriously and help the people who need it. I feel shamed
🤩🤩🤩iron Brother
All those whose motives are purely self centered will be exposed, corrected, & pulled into the work of generations to come. Everyone is important. No waste as a rallying cry.
多少人知道“赤脚医生”？这program极大地提升了60s、70s中国人民的健康水平。
赤脚医生确实是个很棒的政策，不过那时候针头消毒不彻底，让乙肝传染爆发。现在就好多了
Great doctors! To treat…. NOT to profit….. 10/2021
The doctors didn't bring 3 in 1 coffee with instant noodle
As we invest in real action, not mindless competition, the youth will transform society.
He's handsome 🤩
They do not have medical insurance, they do not have money to pay expensive medical bill.
Salut dr and everyone ♥️♥️🇩🇪
Interessante
何醫生👍。
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