barefoot doctor

barefoot doctor definition - medical

bare·foot doctor (bârˈfo͝otˌ)

noun
A lay health care worker, especially in rural China, trained in such activities as first aid, childbirth assistance, the dispensing of drugs, and preventive medicine.

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