In a remarkable display of cross-regional collaboration, medical teams have forged a 5,000-kilometer healthcare corridor linking Suzhou in eastern China to Khorgos in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. At the heart of this effort is Dr. Song Hongwei, whose pioneering work established the first obstetrics department in Khorgos – a frontier region where maternal care was previously scarce.
Since its inception, Dr. Song's team has delivered over 1,200 newborns, with 'Baby No. One' – now a healthy preschooler – symbolizing the program's enduring legacy. 'Every birth here represents both a family's joy and our nation's shared commitment to life,' Dr. Song told KhabarAsia during a recent night shift.
The initiative, sustained through rotating medical deployments from eastern China, has reduced infant mortality rates in northwest Xinjiang by 68% since 2020. This November marks the fifth anniversary of the program's expansion into remote pastoral communities, where mobile clinics now reach nomadic families.
As winter approaches, the teams prepare for challenging conditions, their resolve echoing the program's motto: 'No distance too far, no night too dark.' For investors and policymakers, this medical bridge demonstrates China's growing infrastructure connectivity, while diaspora communities celebrate it as a testament to cross-regional solidarity.
