People's Daily | Yunfu "Zhuguai Village Doctor" Zheng Rencai: 28 years of protecting villagers' health

Release date: 2023-10-20 18:59 Views: two hundred and sixty-nine Secondary Editor: Yunfu Civilization Network

He had his right leg amputated due to accidental injury in junior high school and could only walk with crutches. In December 1994, at the age of 23, he became the "one legged village doctor" in the remote mountain village on the other side of Dajing Village. A white coat, a pair of wooden crutches, a medicine chest and a small tricycle accompanied him everywhere in the village. He is Zheng Rencai, the "Guangdong Good Man" in the third quarter of 2022. He is now a doctor at the Dajing Village Health Station, Dongba Town, Yunan County, Yunfu City, Guangdong Province.

Dajing Village is a village with more than 2500 people, but the permanent population is only about 1000 people. Most of the people left behind were old people and children. Young people went out to work. Remote villages and long mountain roads are not easy for the elderly and children to get in and out. The health station has become a "health guard station" for the villagers. Zheng Rencai is the only doctor in the Dajing Village Health Station. After the old village doctor retired, Zheng Rencai took over this responsibility and has been working for 28 years.

Constantly strive for self-improvement, and study hard to improve skills

Dr. Zheng's career in medicine has been rather tortuous. When he was a child, he never thought of becoming a doctor. Until an accident in junior high school, his right leg was injured and infected, so he had to amputate. In the face of the downturn, he was also lost. "After the amputation, the leg still suffered from repeated pain. At that time, there was no condition to see a doctor often, so I went to see a medical book myself. If I read too much, I could also treat myself." Several years later, Dr. Zheng's medical skills had made great progress, and villagers often asked him to see some minor diseases. After his reputation and medical skills gradually improved, he got the idea of becoming a doctor and began to learn medical skills systematically. Later, he took over the baton of the old village doctor and became the only village doctor in the village. Up to now, he still actively participates in training courses held by health systems at all levels, seizes every opportunity to learn, constantly improves his professional level, and gradually becomes a "general practitioner".

Due diligence, 28 years of practicing medicine with sticks

It is not easy for him with one leg to visit every time. Especially in remote places where cars can't get in, he always walks in step by step with crutches and medicine boxes on his back. However, no matter in cold or summer, rain or wind, as long as the villagers have a need, he never evaded. One day at two o'clock in the morning, a sudden ringing of the telephone woke him from his sleep. Hearing the cry for help from the other end of the phone, he hurried to the home of the patient, Grandma Xie, on crutches. After examination, he diagnosed that Grandma Xie had caused pain due to kidney stones. He immediately gave her an injection to relieve the pain, and then sent her to the hospital for further treatment. After that, Zheng Rencai called every other time to care about Grandma Xie's situation. When he learned that the operation was going well, he was relieved. Over the past 28 years, there have been countless examples. During his medical career, he has walked more than 270000 kilometers of mountain roads, worn out three tricycles and replaced 10 pairs of crutches.

Doctors love each other deeply, and exchange heart for heart to reassure people

In 2020, when the epidemic prevention and control was the most severe, 17 villagers returned home from other places and needed to observe at home. Zheng Rencai came to their homes every day to provide them with medical and health services. Slowly, the villagers increasingly supported the anti epidemic work. When they found that the fever personnel actively reported the situation, they would immediately contact Zheng He if they felt uncomfortable. His silent efforts were seen and remembered by the villagers. Considering the inconvenience of his legs and feet, the villagers would ask him if he had any medicine to supplement every time they went to the town, and they could help him bring it back. When encountering any difficulties, he will also habitually ask for his opinions. For the villagers, Dr. Zheng is not only their family doctor, but also their trusted relatives. In Dajing Village, almost every villager's mobile phone has Zheng Rencai's number.

Zheng Rencai said, "Villagers can trust me unconditionally and dare to entrust their lives to me. I can't live up to their trust. It's worth using their ability to heal and save people!"

Dr. Zheng Rencai's behavior fully interprets the beauty of virtue, warms and helps others with his actions. He is happy to help others, dedicated to his work, conscientious and responsible in his own position, and caring for the masses outside his work; He does not seek return, but only wants to help the masses with his own strength, interpret the benevolence of doctors with persistence, and protect the health of the people with responsibility. ( come Source | People's Daily client )