Pentso (C) helps a child who suffers from cerebral palsy with rehabilitation exercises in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 23, 2026. Pentso, born in 2001, heads the rehabilitation department at Zhupan Tibetan Hospital in Nagqu. She was awarded May Day national labor medal this year.
Pentso combines modern rehabilitation techniques with Tibetan medical therapies, bringing patients hope for recovery. To make rehabilitation services more accessible to people in need, Pentso's department has introduced measures such as free rehabilitation treatment, reduced or waived fees, and help with accommodation arrangements.
"If I can use my expertise to help everyone in need, then no matter how hard it is, it's worth it," Pentso said. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Pentso poses for a photo at Zhupan Tibetan Hospital in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 23, 2026. . (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Pentso hugs an autistic child at Zhupan Tibetan Hospital in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Pentso (L) helps an autistic child with rehabilitation exercises at Zhupan Tibetan Hospital in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Pentso works at Zhupan Tibetan Hospital in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Pentso applies traditional Tibetan medicine to a child who suffers from cerebral palsy at Zhupan Tibetan Hospital in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
A patient's family member presents a hada to Pentso (L) at Zhupan Tibetan Hospital in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Pentso helps a child who suffers from cerebral palsy with rehabilitation exercises in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Pentso (C) works at Zhupan Tibetan Hospital in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Pentso arranges a hospital bed at Zhupan Tibetan Hospital in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Pentso helps a child who suffers from cerebral palsy with rehabilitation exercises at Zhupan Tibetan Hospital in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Pentso helps an autistic child with rehabilitation exercises at Zhupan Tibetan Hospital in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Pentso (R) waves goodbye to a child who suffers from cerebral palsy after a medical visit in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)