My work is governed by people's real needs

Chen Lewei, 32, children's rehabilitation physician in Chengdu, Sichuan province.

I work with children with intellectual disabilities, including cerebral palsy and autism. Many are admitted to the hospital at a very young age - usually several months old - and undergo intensive treatment until they reach school age. That forges close relationships between medical professionals and parents that endure even after the children have been discharged.

The experience has helped me understand how difficult it is for the kids to blend into the mainstream education system, and into society when they get older.