abstract:Barefoot doctors () are farmers who received minimal basic medical and paramedical training and worked in rural villages in the People's Republic of China. Their purpose was to bring health care to rural areas where urban-trained doctors would not settle.
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(esp in developing countries) a worker trained as a medical auxiliary in a rural area who dispenses medicine, gives first aid, assists at childbirth, etc (尤指在发展中国家的)赤脚医生; 乡村地区经过训练的医疗辅助员，可配药、实施急救、助产等