Staff shortage dogs Tibetan hospitals
By An Baijie | China Daily | Updated: 2011-12-27 08:18
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Barkhor, president of Hongxing Township Hospital in Zoige county, Sichuan province, which employs traditional Tibetan therapy, checks a patient on Dec 16. Local hospitals are short of doctors and facilities. Feng Yongbin / China Daily |
ZOIGE, Sichuan - Ethnic Tibetan doctor Atra, 75, arrived at the hospital at about 10 am, put on his white uniform, and started checking the patients waiting in line. He retired 15 years ago but still offers a voluntary service.
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