A doctor who travels through two eras

Chapter 784 The Origin of Barefoot Doctors

When Director Yuan heard that his leader was so nonchalant, he became anxious:

"But Commissioner Lin, with so many orders waiting, there are countless patients waiting. Should we expand our production capacity? I see there are dozens of production lines in the warehouse. Should we start the second phase right away?"

Lin Sanqi smiled and asked Director Yuan to sit down and talk:

"What are you afraid of? Our Epyridamole tablets are patented drugs that have been registered all over the world. No other company can copy them. So let's have a taste of how monopoly companies make a fortune."

In fact, what Lin Sanqi was thinking was:

Damn it, we used to watch others reap the benefits of monopoly, but now the situation has changed and it’s finally our turn.

It turns out that it feels really good to just sit back and collect money. No wonder so many companies insist on monopoly.

"Besides, we have more important things to do now. You see, anti-tuberculosis treatment has begun to be popularized in other countries, but our country of invention still only has one hospital. Do you think this is reasonable?"

Director Yuan said thoughtfully:

"Yes, Commissioner Lin is right. Although making money is important, it is not as important as the health of the people. Foreigners can enjoy anti-tuberculosis treatment, so it doesn't make sense for our own people to wait."

Seeing that he had convinced the stubborn old man, Lin Sanqi smiled and said:

"The ministry has issued an order that each region, first of all, can arrange 30 medical personnel to come to our Bao'an County for training. This will be the focus of our work in the future.

Once domestic doctors are trained, it will be meaningful to launch the second phase of the project. By then, we will need to supply a large amount of ethoperidol tablets. Director Yuan, you have a heavy burden on your shoulders. "

Director Yuan was excited when he heard this and stood up immediately:

"Don't worry, Commissioner Lin. You gave me this life. You treated me like a great man, and I will repay you like a great man. Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will definitely produce the medicines the country needs, not a single pill less."

After Director Yuan left, Lin Sanqi sat in the office and kept thinking about what the next hot-selling product should be.

The best thing would be a special medicine that works immediately, or a new surgical procedure that would bring medical technology that would astonish the world.

The key is to be able to avoid being prevented and continue to reap the benefits of monopoly.

After Minister Li secretly left Bao'an County, he rushed to BJ in a hurry, without any awareness of becoming a tool. Of course, it is possible that the old lady was playing dumb.

In the office, Leader Jing personally made a cup of tea for the only female minister.

In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were three female ministers in the country, namely, Minister of Health Li Dequan, Minister of Justice Shi Liang, and Director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee He Xiangying.

Especially since Minister Li was the wife of the patriotic general Feng Yuxiang, she was naturally highly respected by the leaders.

After taking a sip of water, Minister Li carefully reported to Leader Jing everything he had seen and heard in Bao'an County.

Leader Jing said with emotion:

"I went to Bao'an County a few months ago. At that time, it was still a barren land. I didn't expect that half a year later, Bao'an County had actually built a modern hospital.

This time, Baoan County received a sum of US$3 million in foreign exchange through Hong Kong, which really solved our urgent needs. At the same time, it also silenced a group of people who opposed Baoan County. This is foreign exchange earned by our own comrades. "

The old lady didn't come to listen to her leader's nagging. She rolled her eyes and decided to complain first.

"Leader, you see, Bao'an County has already started producing anti-tuberculosis drugs, but we currently only have the Capital Infectious Disease Hospital that can treat tuberculosis, and foreign countries promoted it first. This is unacceptable.

So my idea is that at least 300 regions or municipalities across the country need to have an infectious disease hospital to carry out tuberculosis treatment. We should strive to make our country the first tuberculosis-free country, don’t you agree? ”

Leader Jing is such a smart person, he naturally knows why the old lady said that, he can only nod awkwardly:

"Yes, that's right. Actually, I have considered what you said, but you also know the country's financial situation. Even a normal general hospital cannot be popularized, let alone a specialized hospital."

Minister Li sneered inwardly and decided not to give his leader a chance to fool around:

"Leader, now there is an opportunity. No money is needed from the government. As long as you agree, I can guarantee that every province, city, and autonomous region in the country will have its own hospital. How do you think?"

Leader Jing was stunned and asked weakly:
"Auntie Li? Are you kidding? Did you find the treasure of the Qing Dynasty? Or did gold fall from the sky? You have to know that there are so many areas in the country, how much money will it cost?" In 1963, many remote areas did not have access to regular hospitals. For example, in Yunnan, doctors from the province mainly went to the countryside and villages to provide medical treatment.

As for the countryside, it was still an era of amateur doctors and farmers had little access to modern medical care.

The reason: Either there are no doctors or there is a lack of medicine, but the bottom line is that there is no money.

It was not until 1965 that the great man angrily criticized the Ministry of Health and then began to attach importance to the medical and health industry, and then crash course in medicine was opened across the country.

Literate young people are selected to participate in the training, which lasts about four months. They learn general medical knowledge and simple treatment methods for common diseases.

After completing their studies, students returned to rural communes or urban community health centers to work as health workers. This is the origin of the famous "barefoot doctors."

Although barefoot doctors were available, the problem of "medicine" was not fundamentally solved. Urban health centers were still doing okay, but Chinese herbal medicine was still the dominant method in rural areas.

As the Minister of Health, Li Dequan naturally understands that the lack of medical care and medicine for the people is due to her dereliction of duty, but she has no other choice.

Now that there is an opportunity in front of us, I will naturally grab it and be full of motivation.

"Leader, this money won't fall from the sky, but we now have a source of income in the south. Lin Sanqi and Shen Guoming said that Bao'an County will cover the medical and health funding for the whole country in the future."

Leader Jing frowned and said:

"Lin Sanqi and Shen Guoming are so arrogant. Do you know how much money this will cost? Even a country's finances can hardly afford it, and Bao'an County dares to pat its chest?"

Minister Li didn't care whether the leader believed it or not. She was determined to do it today:
"Leader, I think Bao'an County is very sincere. Lin Sanqi and Shen Guoming said that the funds for the construction of the new infectious disease hospital will be loaned to the local government by Bao'an County at no interest.

At the same time, the X-ray machines and blood testing machines needed for the new infectious disease hospital were also funded by Bao'an County and donated to the local area free of charge.

Bao'an County also promised that they could undertake the training of infectious disease doctors nationwide, especially tuberculosis training. Except for travel expenses, the rest of the food, accommodation, and study materials were all covered. "

Leader Jing was shocked again: "Do you have an estimate of how many doctors and nurses will be trained nationwide?"

Minister Li replied without thinking:
"We calculate based on 30 doctors per region, so there are at least 2 doctors nationwide. If there are more proactive regions that want to send more doctors, doctors is possible."

Leader Jing suddenly narrowed his eyes and asked again:

"Lin Sanqi and Shen Guoming mean that in the future, the bulk of all domestic medical and health expenditures will be paid by Bao'an County? However, the money earned by Bao'an County will only be used by the health system, and other foreign exchange will no longer be handed over?"

Minister Li was a little surprised and said:

"Hey, leader, how do you know what Lin Sanqi and the others mean?"

Leader Jing thought that this was indeed the case. One should not show off one's wealth. It must be that Lin Sanqi handed over $3 million in foreign exchange at once, which attracted the attention of certain departments.

It was probably Shen Guoming's idea to lock all of Bao'an County's funds in medical and health care to prevent the foreign exchange from being divided up.

Of course, Leader Jing has no doubt about how much money Bao'an County can make now. After all, there are only 20 production lines, one of which is exclusively for domestic supply.

For example, Tianjin Pharmaceutical Factory is the largest pharmaceutical factory in the country. It now has 50 production lines, but it may not create much economic value.

Therefore, Leader Jing and many other leaders believed that 3 million U.S. dollars was the limit, but they never expected that Lin Sanqi had a trick up his sleeve and temporarily blocked the flow of 8 million U.S. dollars.

Leader Jing thought for a long time before saying:
“In principle, the opinions of Lin Sanqi and Shen Guoming can be considered, but whether they are allowed or not needs to be discussed at the meeting.

But there is one thing: if Bao'an County is designated to support the health system, then the annual national health funding must not be less than 10 billion yuan. If it is too little, it may not be approved by the higher-ups. "

Lin Sanqi had made big promises to his leaders before, so he had to earn enough foreign exchange to make it justifiable.

Otherwise, why would his superiors support Lin Sanqi in messing around in Bao'an County?
Minister Li was delighted when he heard this:

"Okay, I'll convey this to Lin Sanqi and Shen Guoming. Comrade Lao Jing, on behalf of hundreds of thousands of health workers across the country, thank you, haha."

Leader Jing waved his hand and said, "Why thank you? The key is to achieve results. Let's hurry up and start the tuberculosis training. We will wait and see."

(End of this chapter)