GE HealthCare, a major US supplier in the high-end medical devices market, said it is dedicated to contribute to the development of rural education in China and create a world where healthcare has no limits.

The Kindling Program, founded by GE HealthCare China and the Beijing YiChuang Rural Women's Philanthropic Development Center, has supported the development of female teachers in remote areas of China for 20 years.

This year's program, which is ongoing at a vocational college in Beijing, was launched this week and is to be concluded this weekend. It recruited 106 participants from 15 provinces and autonomous regions in China, including Inner Mongolia, Anhui, Guangxi, Sichuan and Guizhou.

Through a nearly full 10-day training, participants will learn knowledge about new concepts of teaching management and some of the latest scientific and technological developments.

Carrie Uhl, chief procurement officer of GE HealthCare, shared her opinions as a global female leader during the launch event in Beijing. She said the program is an important reflection of the company's culture of featuring diversity, equality and inclusiveness.

Since its launch in 2003, the Kindling Program has trained over 1,000 teachers from rural primary and secondary schools and kindergartens nationwide. Participants included teachers from 16 ethnic minorities, and more than 800,000 rural students have been benefited from it.