Village doctor Wang Yuxin measures blood pressure for a resident in Dagushan Village of Changqing District in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 10, 2023.

Shandong Province has scaled up efforts to boost access to medical treatment and drugs in rural areas. [Xinhua/Zhu Zheng]

Village doctor Li Renbang examines a girl at the clinic in Shaoji Village of Yuncheng County, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 10, 2023.

Shandong Province has scaled up efforts to boost access to medical treatment and drugs in rural areas. [Xinhua/Xu Suhui]

Village doctor Yang Yanqiu offers medical service to Yang Yinwu, 78, in Shaoji Village of Yuncheng County, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 10, 2023.

Shandong Province has scaled up efforts to boost access to medical treatment and drugs in rural areas. [Xinhua/Xu Suhui]

Doctor Li Xiangyun examines a senior resident at a grassroots-level hospital in Yuncheng County, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 10, 2023.

Shandong Province has scaled up efforts to boost access to medical treatment and drugs in rural areas. [Xinhua/Xu Suhui]

Village doctor Wang Yuxin changes intravenous fluids for a patient in the clinic in Dagushan Village of Changqing District in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 10, 2023.

Shandong Province has scaled up efforts to boost access to medical treatment and drugs in rural areas. [Xinhua/Zhu Zheng]