Doctors operate medical equipment to examine a local man in Sonid Left Banner, Xiliin (Xilin) Gol League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The banner recently carried out free health checks for poverty-stricken polulation of 637 households with 1,646 people, and 3,761 people who had shaken off poverty over the past two years. Apart from physical examinations, medical workers also introduce policies and knowledge on medicare to local farmers and herdsmen, with the purpose of reducing suddden poverty caused by diseases. [Photo/nmgnews.com.cn]