A 35-year-old man from Jining City, east China’s Shandong Province, has taken to dressing up as Peppa Pig on Tuesday night to sell “Jianbing”, or roadside pancakes to raise money for his ailing daughter. /VCG Photo

The three-year-old girl has suffered from severe diabetes since October 2016. Without proper treatment she could go blind and other complications may occur. /VCG Photo

Zhou Yingfang has spent a total of 160,000 yuan (25,408 US dollars) and his life savings on his daughter’s condition. All his family, including his wife and three children, live in a 10-square-meter room with only two beds. /VCG Photo

Zhou decided to sell Jianbing to pay for his daughter’s medical treatment. He said, “We just want to earn some money instead of doing nothing and receiving other people’s donations,” according to a local newspaper. /VCG Photo

China has 5.33 million households stuck in poverty as a result of medical costs, according to data from the National Health and Family Planning Commission in 2017. Roughly 3.3 million have severe medical conditions, such as cancer, with expensive treatments. /VCG Photo

The Chinese government is working hard to cut costs of major disease treatments and establishing independent insurances to protect patients and families struggling against poverty. Last week, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang promised a zero tariff rate for targeted cancer drugs at a news conference after the Two Sessions in Beijing. /VCG Photo