Medical assistance offered to alleviate people out of poverty in Chongqing

Medical workers check blood pressure for Tan Dengzhou (R), a villager of Huaxi Village, in Zhongyi Township of Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, Dec. 10, 2019. In recent years, local authorities in Shizhu have been exploring arrangements to alleviate people out of poverty including offering basic medical insurance, critical disease insurance and other medical assistance. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)