ChineseToday | Village doctor's 38-year dedication to health care-Xinhua
ChineseToday | Village doctor's 38-year dedication to health care
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-08-19 14:40:30
WUHAN, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Wang Ju, a 59-year-old village doctor in Lianghe Village, Lianghekou Town, Zigui County, has spent nearly four decades providing health care for the entire village, despite standing just 1.28 meters tall and weighing only 32 kilograms due to dwarfism.
In his youth, fellow villagers cared for Wang, which inspired him to study medicine and give back to his community. After graduating from a health school, he returned to the village to provide basic medical care and health services.
Homes in Lianghe Village are scattered across the mountains, and roads are rugged. At first, Wang made house calls on foot. Later he commissioned a specially downsized motorcycle with a frame only 50 centimeters high, tailored to his stature.
Over the past 38 years, Wang has made over 6,000 home visits, using four such motorcycles and wearing out more than 100 pairs of shoes. For him, being a doctor is not just a profession, but a daily commitment to safeguarding the health of the people who once cared for him.
Wang Ju is on his way to make home visits and deliver medicine in Lianghe Village, Lianghekou Town, Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)Wang Ju (L) talks to a villager on his way to make home visits and deliver medicine in Lianghe Village, Lianghekou Town, Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)Wang Ju (L) delivers medicine to a household in Lianghe Village, Lianghekou Town, Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)Wang Ju (R) measures a villager's blood pressure at the villager's home in Lianghe Village, Lianghekou Town, Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)Wang Ju (R) talks to a villager in Lianghe Village, Lianghekou Town, Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)Wang Ju (L) talks to a villager at the villager's home in Lianghe Village, Lianghekou Town, Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)Wang Ju (R) explains medication instructions to a patient at the clinic in Lianghe Village, Lianghekou Town, Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)Wang Ju prepares herbal medicine at the clinic in Lianghe Village, Lianghekou Town, Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)Wang Ju prepares herbal medicine at the clinic in Lianghe Village, Lianghekou Town, Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)Wang Ju prepares herbal medicine at the clinic in Lianghe Village, Lianghekou Town, Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)Wang Ju prepares herbal medicine in Lianghe Village, Lianghekou Town, Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)Wang Ju cooks at the clinic in Lianghe Village, Lianghekou Town, Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Aug. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)■
