Grassroots doctors spread rural care

After completing her medical training, 38-year-old Han Na has served as a grassroots doctor in Xiazhizhai village on the outskirts of Beijing for the past two years. Sitting in her modest clinic, surrounded by shelves stocked with medicine, Han spoke with quiet determination about her commitment to the local community.

Han works at a rural health clinic serving a residential community of about 2,300 people in Beijing's Pinggu district. Since arriving in 2023, she has firmly rooted herself in the village.

Back in 2017, Han enrolled in the inaugural village doctor training program at Capital Medical University. "I signed up as soon as I saw the announcement because I had dreamed of becoming a doctor since I was a child," she recalled. "I am truly grateful this program gave me a chance to realize that dream."