Medical care boosted in Nansha

As recently as half a year ago, residents of the Nansha Islands had to go to Hainan Island or the Chinese mainland for specialized medical treatment because of limited medical services. The trip by sea, the only available transportation, usually took two or three days.

In April, for example, managers of a local company on Yongshu Reef had to turn to a Navy aircraft patrolling nearby for help in taking three seriously ill construction workers to a hospital in Sanya, Hainan, for medical treatment.

The situation has changed, however, thanks to the construction of a high-level hospital on Yongshu Reef, the heart of the Nansha Islands.