From the chinese press

The poor need timely help

Wu Yuanbi, a 53-year-old farmer in Chongqing municipality, recently cut her abdomen with a kitchen knife to "cure" herself of ascites. Local officials learnt about what Wu had done a week later and sent her to a hospital. The incident shows that people who need medical and institutional help the most do not get them, says an article in Beijing News. Excerpts:

Some people may have got medical and other help in time because media reports on them proved to be a blessing in disguise. But heart-breaking cases like Wu's seem to be the order of the day. The disadvantaged group simply does not get the institutional help it needs.