Village doctor, 71, committed to health for decades (1/7)

Yong Yuanshu takes a boat to visit a patient in Meijianghu Village, Meitan County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Oct. 17, 2019. Yong, 71, has been working as a doctor in the village since he graduated from school in 1980, offering medical assistance to over 3,000 people living in the area. Yong said he will keep working for the locals as long as his health permits. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

Yong Yuanshu works in a clinic in Meijianghu Village, Meitan County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Oct. 17, 2019. Yong, 71, has been working as a doctor in the village since he graduated from school in 1980, offering medical assistance to over 3,000 people living in the area. Yong said he will keep working for the locals as long as his health permits. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

Yong Yuanshu checks the blood pressure of a woman in Meijianghu Village, Meitan County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Oct. 17, 2019. Yong, 71, has been working as a doctor in the village since he graduated from school in 1980, offering medical assistance to over 3,000 people living in the area. Yong said he will keep working for the locals as long as his health permits. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

Yong Yuanshu works in a clinic in Meijianghu Village, Meitan County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Oct. 17, 2019. Yong, 71, has been working as a doctor in the village since he graduated from school in 1980, offering medical assistance to over 3,000 people living in the area. Yong said he will keep working for the locals as long as his health permits. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

Yong Yuanshu works in a clinic in Meijianghu Village, Meitan County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Oct. 17, 2019. Yong, 71, has been working as a doctor in the village since he graduated from school in 1980, offering medical assistance to over 3,000 people living in the area. Yong said he will keep working for the locals as long as his health permits. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

Yong Yuanshu shows the medical kits he have used in a clinic in Meijianghu Village, Meitan County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Oct. 17, 2019. Yong, 71, has been working as a doctor in the village since he graduated from school in 1980, offering medical assistance to over 3,000 people living in the area. Yong said he will keep working for the locals as long as his health permits. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)

Yong Yuanshu is on his way to visit a patient in Meijianghu Village, Meitan County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Oct. 17, 2019. Yong, 71, has been working as a doctor in the village since he graduated from school in 1980, offering medical assistance to over 3,000 people living in the area. Yong said he will keep working for the locals as long as his health permits. (Photo: China News Service/Qu Honglun)