The van started and gradually drove away, but Ye Ying didn't look back. It wasn't because she didn't want to. She was afraid she couldn't hold back the tears when she saw her beloved family seeing her off in the cold February wind in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province. Ye, 47, chief physician in the intensive care unit of the Hospital affiliated with Xuzhou Medical University, is the only woman among the 20 doctors on assignment for a year and a half to support medical development at People's Hospital of Kezilesu Kirgiz autonomous prefecture in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. "I had a fierce inner struggle when I was heard about the assistance assignment. My parents and parents-in-law are in their 80s and need my care," she said. "My daughter is applying for the graduate school at a medical university and needs my coaching." Ye relocated from Xuzhou to the far western border of China in February to assist Xinjiang in its development of medical services. According to Jiangsu Health and Family Planning Commission, 580 high-level medical experts like Ye have been sent to Xinjiang since 1997. They are part of a national assistance campaign to help the region develop. When Ye arrived in the border area, she found that local people lacked the most basic health information, which in many cases led to disease. That's why Ye strongly advocates making health checks available free, even at a herdsman's doorstep if necessary. The homes of herdsmen are remote, with long distances in between. Usually unreachable by any sort of modern transportation, the outsiders may walk many kilometers to connect with a resident. There's no examination table. A patient getting an exam is more likely to be sitting on the ground, and a doctor may have to kneel to get a blood pressure reading. "Most doctors are obsessive about cleanliness. But the first time we went there, we were appalled at how poor the sanitary conditions were," Ye said. "Access to running water is too big a request. For follow-up health checks, we would carry our own antiseptic liquids and water." Though far from her home and family, Ye persists. Her relatives are understanding. "It's my parents who first encouraged me to take up the assignment. My father, who is also a doctor, even went to the hospital to tell me to go to Xinjiang. He has the dedication of the old generation of doctors," Ye said. Though the task is not easy, Ye has no regrets. "My personal sacrifice is for the benefit of many more," she said. Li Lei contributed to this story. festival wristbandsslap wristbandscustom fidgetadjustable wristbandscustom rubber band braceletsrubber arm bandsbatman wristbandbracelet maker onlinecustom sweatbands no minimum
A Beijing woman became the first Chinese to received the HPV 9-valent vaccine in the Chinese mainland on Wednesday morning as the vaccine was made available in Boao, South China's Hainan province.The HPV 9-valent vaccine, only available at Boao Super Hospital at the Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone in Hainan for now, is specifically designed for women between the ages of 16 and 26. The price for the series of three injections is 5,800 yuan (908 dollars).The HPV vaccine helps protect against cancers and genital warts caused by the human papillomavirus.Individuals can receive the vaccines only by making an appointment on the telephone, as the supply is still limited. Only 6,000 vaccines in the first batch are available so far. That means it can only meet the needs of a maximum of 2,000 people.Boao is the first place to offer HPV 9-valent vaccines in the Chinese mainland, thanks to the preferential polices it enjoys.Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone, where Boao Super Hospital is located, is the only of its kind in China that enjoys nine preferential polices, such as special permission in importing medical technology, medical equipment and medicine.The pilot zone is allowed to import HPV 9-valent vaccines and other drugs without seeking permission via the central government's certain procedures in line with the nine preferential polices.Every year tens of thousands of Chinese women go overseas, as far as the Unite States, to receive the vaccines due to the inadequate supply in the domestic market, according to media reports.The pilot zone will work with top hospitals and experts in the healthcare sector to further exploit the advantages of preferential polices to provide better service for customers right at home, said He Pengfei, deputy director of the administrative committee of the Boao Lecheng pilot zone.
