Dr. Barefoot, the name may sound strange today, but in rural china decades ago, they were known heroes。
The health of hundreds of millions of farmers is protected by these barefooted doctors who travel in the fields, with simple medicine boxes and full of enthusiasm. Their story, like the golden, yellow wheat in the field, fell with the season, leaving deep roots。
First, the birth of a barefoot doctor is a necessity of the times。
In that era of scarce medical resources, rural health conditions were particularly poor. Farmers are ill, either carrying them or travelling dozens of miles to seek medical treatment. At that point, dr. Barefoot appeared, who came from farmers, understood agriculture, understood farmers and, more importantly, some basic medical knowledge. Their existence is like the planting of healthy seeds in vast rural lands。
Secondly, their contribution is visible。
Dr. Barefoot broke the rural feudal superstition. In that era, when scientific knowledge was not universal, farmers were ill and often turned to the godmother, and barefoot doctors used their medical skills and scientific attitudes to show farmers the power of modern medicine。
They are agents of modern medicine. As well as treating the disease, dr. Barefoot teaches farmers how to prevent disease and maintain hygiene. They are like rural health messengers who sow the seeds of modern medicine in every corner。
This period also saw the birth of a work of god, the handbook for barefoot doctors. The book, an important medical popularization in china at a particular time in its history, was published in the late 1960s and early 1970s and was closely linked to the barefoot doctor movement。
The aim of the book is to raise the level of basic health care in rural areas. It is wide-ranging and easy to understand, with emphasis on prevention and the provision of practical medical techniques and diagnostic treatment for common diseases. At that time, it had played a positive role in improving rural public health and improving the rural cooperative health-care system, representing a spirit of self-reliance and reflecting the search for universal access to health-care services at a given time。
Although some methodological concepts are outdated, they are of great value in china's history of health care and are a testimony to special historical periods, providing medical knowledge to rural residents and an important source of information for studying medical development and social change in china。
3. Dr. Barefoot is the reserve for traditional chinese medicine. Many of them have a chinese medical background and treat farmers with chinese medicine and acupuncture, which, while simple, are effective in alleviating the suffering of farmers。
Dr. Barefoot is a caring practitioner. They pay no wage, day and night, and they will come whenever they need. Their stories have so far been glorified in the mouths of many old farmers。
Why, then, is dr. Barefoot out of history
First of all, dr. Barefoot's business has been shaken. With the reform of rural cooperative medical care, the survival of barefoot doctors has changed. The credit system on which they had relied had withdrawn from the historical stage, which had a direct impact on the working patterns of barefoot doctors。
Second, as a result of the large number of rural workers, the number of clients of barefoot doctors has decreased. In rural areas, only the elderly and children are left behind, and the need for medical services for barefoot doctors is decreasing and their living space is becoming smaller。
Again, dr. Barefoot's hindsight. With the development of medical education, there is a growing demand for doctors in society, and simple training of barefoot doctors is no longer sufficient to meet the needs of modern medicine. At the same time, qualified doctors are reluctant to go to rural areas and the transmission of barefoot doctors is a problem。
Finally, the misdiagnosis of some barefoot doctors was amplified, which partly affected the image of barefoot doctors. Dr. Barefoot's medical skills were questioned in modern medicine。
Fourthly, the disappearance of barefoot doctors is a necessity of the times。
Although barefoot doctors have faded out of history, their contribution is indelible. They were like guardians of that time, and with their hands they raised a healthy sky for farmers. Their footsteps have gone far away, but their souls and their deeds will remain in their memory forever。
The presence of barefoot doctors has witnessed an era and the development of rural health care in china. Although they have left, what they left behind is a precious spiritual treasure。
