Foolish to call for doctors to work themselves to death

FANG PEIHU, a 31-year-old doctor from Lu'an city, East China's Anhui province, died from overwork on Dec 16. Yet, one month later, the local medical authorities called for all medical staff to learn from his example. Beijing News comments:

Many doctors in Lu'an and other cities have openly expressed their anger at the suggestion they learn from Fang's example, saying they hope to carry on living rather than working themselves to death.

Fang is not the only doctor who has died from overwork recently. Also in December, a 43-year-old doctor in North China's Shanxi province died after working nonstop for 18 hours and on Jan 23, a 43-year-old emergency doctor in Xining, Qinghai province, died after also working nonstop for 18 hours.