Honoring Minhang’s ‘heroes in white’
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More than 10 doctors and nurses in the Minhang were awarded titles this month as the “Best Medical Workers of 2014.”
It was the first time district public health authorities honored medical practitioners who have made great contributions to the district, the nation and even to the world, according to the Minhang District Commission of Health and Family Planning.
Meet some of the “heroes in white:”
Fan has been at the forefront of disease outbreaks all 35 years of her medical career, often putting her own health at risk. She was a leading figure in fighting the SARS epidemic in China in 2003 and the H1N1 bird flu outbreak in 2009.
After the bird flu epidemic, she took over public health management for AIDS patients and HIV carriers in the district.
She is affectionately called Mother Fan by all those who know her.
“I always believe that no matter what happens, families will stand behind them,” Fan said of AIDS patients. “This is what I say to encourage the patients and carriers.”
Yang, 39, gave up the comforts and stability of medical work in Shanghai to become a volunteer surgeon in the impoverished rural ethnic county of Ximeng Wa in Yunnan Province. He served in the remote southwestern area for half a year, treating more than 300 patients and performing nearly 100 operations.
In December, after an earthquake in Zhaotong in the province, Yang rushed to the quake site to administer free treatment to survivors.
“There was a time when fear almost devoured my will after the earthquake,” he said. “But when I saw the valiant work of other volunteers, I realized I could carry on.”
Jin, 87, died a year ago. Her daughter honored her last wish: to donate her body to medical research.
Jin told her family about her bequest 10 years ago, overriding any concerns they had about breaching traditional customs.
Her daughter said her mother devoted all her career to helping the sick and she wanted to make her very last contribution by giving her body to the advancement of medicine.
This team of doctors and nurses has been visiting communities throughout the district to give free treatment and consultations since 2013.
For seniors and disabled persons unable to conveniently get to hospitals, team members provide an escort service and stay with them throughout the whole treatment process.
This team of four women doctors — a surgeon, an anesthetist and two obstetric doctors — were dispatched to work in Morocco in 2012 for two years.
They conquered the language barrier, harsh climate and hard living condition, treating thousands of patients in the northern African country.
China has been dispatching medical teams to Morocco since 1950s.
“We experienced a lot of extraordinary events in Morocco,” said Xu Ying, a doctor with the team. “I remember the time a uterine rupture caused hemorrhaging. But, fortunately, everything turned out fine in the end.”
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