Background Village doctors (VDs) in China undertook arduous primary healthcare missions.
However, they received little attention in comparison to doctors in urban public secondary …

Background Village doctors are the health “gatekeepers” of rural residents in most
developing countries. They undertake a series of strenuous but pivotal missions, including …

The allied health professions have gained legitimacy through the pursuit of research
evidence and the standardisation of practice. Yet there remains very little analysis or …

Abstract Background The Yi people are a sociolinguistic group living in Mile City, which is
their typical settlement in southeastern Yunnan, China. Over the long history of using …

Abstract Background In China, as the “gatekeepers” of rural residents' health, the primary-
level village doctors, play a very crucial role in ensuring and serving the health level of rural …

The reduction of diabetes‐related avoidable hospitalisations (AHs) can be achieved via the
provision of timely and effective primary healthcare (PHC), which has made diabetes AHs …

Objective No study has systematically investigated the quality of long-term care delivered to
the rural older people with chronic diseases, such as atrial fibrillation (AF) in China. This …

Background Imported malaria cases continue to pose major challenges in China as well as
in other countries having achieved elimination. Our study aims to identify the factors …

Background Primary medical staff (PMS) are the guardians of population health. However,
their loss further worsens the shortage and uneven distribution of human health resources …

Primary care clinicians in rural China are required to balance their immediate duty of care to
their patients with patient expectations for antibiotics, financial pressures, and their wider …