As China's political season ends, people from all walks of life have been expressing their hopes for the country's future. Sichuan NPC deputy Li Weimin is the president of a prestigious hospital in Chengdu. He has called for better medical care in ethnic minority regions. CGTN's Tao Yuan visited the hospital to find out what staff think of the motion.

In China's remote ethnic minority regions, where standard Mandarin isn't widely understood, a gathering of the country's top lawmakers seems very far away. Dr. Wazha is from one such region. He's a radiologist from an ethnic Yi county in southwest China, one of the poorest regions in the country. He never took an interest in political events before, but this year's "Two Sessions" hit close to home. He had just started a training program in West China Hospital in Chengdu City. When he finishes the program, he'll bring what he learned here back to his home town. The president of West China Hospital, an NPC deputy, has sent motions to improve medical practice in China's ethnic minority regions.

WAZHA WAJI, FELLOW WEST CHINA HOSPITAL "In my home town, medical equipment isn't quite as advanced, and doctors aren't so educated. I only have a vocational school diploma. Most of my colleagues are like me. We can't treat some of our patients. Some times, they give up and go home. It makes me feel so powerless."

Other patients flood city hospitals for better treatment.

TAO YUAN CHENGDU "For China's rural residents, hospitals in big cities are often better equipped to handle more serious conditions. This means city hospitals are often overcrowded with patients. There's also a time cost to travel to these big hospitals from the patients home towns."

That time can mean the difference between life and death for Dr. He Yongqiao's patients. She's a neurologist from an ethnic Tibetan region, also a trainee at West China Hospital. For many of her stroke patients, every minute counts. She hopes motions calling for better healthcare in ethnic minority regions can mean more training programs like this.

HE YONGQIAO, FELLOW WEST CHINA HOSPITAL "I hope with policies like this, standards in local hospitals will improve. I can see that coming true in the future. Our goal is that patients with severe illnesses won't have to travel outside of our prefecture for treatment."

Yang and Wazha are among the first local doctors to start making a difference. More people will likely join their ranks, narrowing China's urban-rural healthcare gap, which could benefit countless patients. TY, CGTN, Chengdu.