In the past few days, Du Yuhan has seen several patients, none of whom had serious illnesses, and she resolved them quickly. The patients didn't spend much money either.
Du Yuhan charges for her medical services for two reasons: firstly, she needs to buy medicine, and she can't give it away for free, otherwise she'd run out of money. Secondly, it prevents people who like to take advantage of free medical services from doing so.
The money Du Yuhan received was the capital to buy medicine; she didn't make money from it herself.
In this day and age, you can't spend money even if you have it without tickets. Besides, Du Yuhan got a sum of money from Uncle Liang when she sold grain seeds last time, which will last her a long time.
Besides, she spends very little money; she has many things she doesn't need to spend any money on. So, she doesn't need a lot of money; just enough to get by is sufficient.
One morning, Du Yuhan had just finished breakfast when she saw a little boy with a stomachache.
The child is also from Laohewan Village. Du Yuhan had met him before, and he also has the surname Liang.
The child's grandmother said anxiously, "Dr. He, we were having breakfast this morning when the child suddenly started having stomach aches. It scared us to death. He's our only son to carry on the family line. What would we do if something happened to him?"
Du Yuhan comforted him, "Don't worry, let me take a look at the child. It shouldn't be anything serious."
Du Yuhan only realized after taking the child's pulse that the child didn't have an upset stomach or food poisoning, but rather had roundworms in his stomach.
Nowadays, people in rural areas generally do not pay much attention to hygiene. Drinking raw water is a common practice, and they do not have the habit of washing their hands before meals and after using the toilet, which leads to many people having roundworms.
Children are already struggling to get enough to eat, and having roundworms in their stomachs will further hinder their healthy development.
Du Yuhan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The child is fine; he just has roundworms in his stomach."
Upon hearing this, the child's grandmother hurriedly said, "He has worms in his stomach! What are we going to do? Won't the worms eat my grandson?"
Du Yuhan said helplessly to the old lady's ignorance, "The child has worms in his stomach because he doesn't pay attention to hygiene. He should drink boiled water, wash his hands before meals and after using the toilet, and maintain personal hygiene so he won't get worms. The fact that the child is so thin is also related to the worms in his stomach, because the worms are absorbing all the nutrients."
Du Yuhan tried her best to use simple and easy-to-understand principles to popularize the concept of hygiene among the villagers.
Du Yuhan took out a deworming pill and said, "Give this deworming pill to the child. Then observe whether there are worms in the child's stool."
The child's parents thanked them profusely, paid the money, and took their child home.
Today's incident with the children prompted Du Yuhan to decide to conduct a health awareness campaign in Laohewan Village, focusing on rural sanitation conditions. The goal is to raise awareness of the importance of hygiene, emphasizing the need to avoid drinking untreated water, wash hands before meals and after using the toilet, and so on, thereby reducing the incidence of disease by improving hygiene standards.
The children in the village commonly suffer from roundworms due to poor hygiene, which seriously affects their healthy development. She plans to start by treating the children in the village for roundworms, beginning with Laohewan Village.
Du Yuhan asked Du Zhuoyuan to prepare a batch of deworming medicine for him, which was like candy and the children wouldn't reject it.
Du Yuhan also gave her three younger brothers deworming medication. That afternoon, they all expelled a lot of worms. This terrified Du Lianqiao and his wife. They never imagined that poor hygiene could lead to worms in their stomachs; it was truly frightening.
The little boy quickly passed the worms after returning home, which terrified his parents. His stomachache subsided, and he became lively and energetic again.
The whole family came to thank Dr. He.
The three Du brothers and the little boy with the stomachache served as excellent publicity, and parents in Laohewan Village brought their children to see Doctor Xiaohe to check if their children had worms.
Du Yuhan welcomed all the children, took their pulses, distributed deworming medicine, and also gave the village children a physical examination, treating any problems promptly.
Du Yuhan also took the opportunity to promote hygiene.
After the children went home and took deworming medication, most of them expelled roundworms. This made the adults realize the importance of hygiene.
In a short time, the sanitation situation in Laohewan Village improved significantly. Even the manure from livestock was cleaned up as much as possible. The hygiene of homes also improved considerably.
Many unhygienic habits have gradually been changed.
Nobody wants to get sick and have to spend money on medical treatment. Maintaining good hygiene can reduce the chances of getting sick, and nobody finds that troublesome.
Liang Shouzhen highly praised Du Yuhan's work over this period of time. Not only has the village's sanitation improved a lot, but many people have also changed their unhygienic habits.
This incident further elevated Du Yuhan's status in Laohewan Village.
The pest control campaign in Laohewan Village spread to other villages. Parents from other villages also began bringing their children to see Du Yuhan for treatment.
Du Yuhan distributed deworming medicine to all the children. Du Yuhan only charged the cost price for one pill, which was affordable for most families.
Du Yuhan was also worried that distributing deworming medicine for free would attract a large number of people, which would overwhelm her.
Despite this, many parents still bring their children to Du Yuhan's clinic every day.
Because most of the children who took the deworming medicine expelled the worms, the word spread quickly and everyone was worried about the children, so Du Yuhan's clinic was overcrowded.
Du Yuhan's clinic quickly became known to the surrounding villages.
Du Yuhan also took the opportunity to conduct repeated hygiene awareness campaigns. This is not something that can be accomplished overnight; it requires a gradual change in people's awareness.
When Han Yi came to find Du Yuhan, she was busy in the clinic, where a group of parents were waiting with their children for Du Yuhan to get their medicine.
Han Yixian was surprised that Du Yuhan's clinic had become so popular after he hadn't been there for a few days; the change was truly remarkable.
In the past few days, several other patients have come to see Du Yuhan. Du Yuhan usually cures them quickly with her medicine. This is because most of the people who come to her for treatment don't have any serious illnesses; they just have minor ailments like headaches and fevers.
The herbs that Du Yuhan collected herself were enough to meet her requirements.
Because Du Yuhan was a skilled doctor and prescribed inexpensive medicines, her reputation gradually spread.
When Du Yuhan saw that Han Yi had arrived, she told him to wait for her at home first, as she would have time to talk to him after she finished her work.
Seeing that Du Yuhan was so busy, Han Yixian didn't disturb her and went into Du Yuhan's house by himself.
Du Yuhan was busy until almost noon before she finished.
She tidied up and went back to the house in the back, where she saw Han Yixian preparing to cook.
When Han Yixian saw Du Yuhan return, he asked, "Are you done with your work? I saw you were so busy, I was just thinking of cooking for you."
Du Yuhan said, "There are no patients now. There have been a lot of children getting deworming lately, but it will get better in a while. Can you cook? I'll do it."
Han Yixian said, "Then I'll light the fire for you. I'll also learn to cook from you in the future. Once I've learned, I can cook for you."
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