Pediatric crisis a growing concern

The parents of 8-year-old Xiaoxiao spent three nights cradling their sick child on a hospital floor desperate to see a doctor. They are just one of the millions of families who seek out pediatric specialists in the hope their child will be cured.

But the healthcare system, designed to look after the welfare of some of the nation's most vulnerable people, is itself in critical condition.

The dire shortage of 200,000 pediatricians was highlighted in the media last week as medical professionals spoke out about the grim prognosis for children's healthcare in China.