barefoot doctor

noun

1. (in China) a layperson trained to provide a number of basic health-care services, especially in rural areas.

noun

1. (esp in developing countries) a worker trained as a medical auxiliary in a rural area who dispenses medicine, gives first aid, assists at childbirth, etc

n.

1. A lay health care worker, especially in rural China, trained in such activities as first aid, childbirth assistance, the dispensing of drugs, and preventive medicine.