From barefoot to high-tech: How Chinese doctors shaped a healthier nation

BEIJING | Xinhua | Half a century ago, a “barefoot doctor” in rural China might have carried little more than a bag of basic medicines, a few syringes and a dozen or so needles. Today, those humble practitioners have given way to a vast and diverse healthcare workforce operating within the world’s largest health system … The post From barefoot to high-tech: How Chinese doctors shaped a healthier…