Re-making the system: founding an inspirational model for humanitarian aid: An interview with Drs Vincent Leung and KL Cheung

[...]most of the ‘physicians' remaining in rural Yunnan are not true physicians from universities, but rather vocation-trained ‘barefoot doctors' with basic training. On their most recent trip back to Yunnan, Drs Leung and Cheung met one of the health care workers who thanked them profusel...

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Published in:Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi 2016-04, Vol.22 (2), p.192-193
Main Authors: Ko, Philip, Eu, Khin-Shwe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Altruism
Awards & honors
Childrens health
China
Empowerment
Health care
Humanitarian aid
Humanitarianism
Humans
Maternal & child health
Medical personnel
Models, Organizational
Mortality
Pediatrics
Teaching
Training
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Summary:[...]most of the ‘physicians' remaining in rural Yunnan are not true physicians from universities, but rather vocation-trained ‘barefoot doctors' with basic training. On their most recent trip back to Yunnan, Drs Leung and Cheung met one of the health care workers who thanked them profusely for empowering him with knowledge and equipment: if not for this generosity, countless lives would have been crushed, and the children would never have had the chance to grow and bloom. To those physicians in Hong Kong wishing to go above and beyond in helping others, but are still cautious of stepping outside the comforts of home, Drs Cheung and Leung impart to them this pearl of wisdom, “Only by stepping out of your comfort zone will you empower yourself: by helping those who are most in need, you will transform the way you view the world, and give your own life an entirely new meaning.” (left) Studentreporters and DrVincent Leung (farright) and Dr KLCheung (secondfrom right) at Princeof Wales Hospital inShatin(right) Major awardby the ChineseCommunist Partyfor their sacrificesand humanitariancontributions Local healthcare workerspractising neonatalresuscitation duringone of the trainingsessions Philip Ko; Khin-Shwe Eu Year 4, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
ISSN:1024-2708
2226-8707