There is such a group of people, who are far away from their relatives in their motherland, and their footprints are all over 76 countries and regions around the world. With such a team, more than 30,000 people have continued to relay for 60 years, diagnosed and treated nearly 300 million patients, and saved countless livesThey are the Chinese medical team that has been widely praised by the international community for their courage in undertaking the mission and saving lives and helping the wounded.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of China's dispatch of medical teams to foreign countries. What is life like for a medical team?What is the difference between seeing a doctor abroad, especially in Africa, and at home?Let's follow the footage of the 29th batch of China's medical team to Guinea and take a look.
At half past four in the morning, there were several lights in the station. Due to the time difference, Yan Wenxiang, a member of the 29th batch of China's medical team to Guinea and an expert in general surgery at Beijing Tiantan Hospital, got up early to have a working meeting with China.
After a brief breakfast, the day's medical work officially begins.
This is the China-Guinea Friendship Hospital, which was built with China's assistance. Since its establishment in 2012, more than 155 medical team members from 8 batches have worked here to treat diseases and save lives and impart experience.
Today, Dr. Yan Wenmao has laparoscopic surgery, and he always goes through the patient's ** again with the radiologist before the operation.
Laparoscopic surgery is already a routine procedure in China, but in Guinea, the China-Guinea Friendship Hospital is currently the only hospital that can perform laparoscopic surgery. With each operation, the doctors in Guinea come and learn.
Sidibé, the chief of surgery at the China-Guinea Friendship Hospital, went to China to study 10 years ago.
Sidibé, Director of Surgery of China-Guinea Friendship Hospital: If Chinese did not help Guinea, Guinea's friendship hospital would not be like this. Thank you.
Yan Wenxiang, member of the 29th batch of China's medical team to aid Guinea: In the China-Guinea Friendship Hospital, each of our team members wears many hats, especially in surgery, or in the ward, outpatient clinic, and sometimes in the emergency department, and we have to go to the operating room for surgery.
Zhang Guobin, member of the 29th batch of China's medical team to aid Guinea: This is a new patient, who has just come from a suburb more than 300 kilometers away, and it is very inconvenient to see a doctor. Now the ventricle is a bit large on one side of the brain, and only a CT has been done, so we suspect that it may have a mass and suggest that he be further examined.
At noon, the members of the medical team have a short break of the day, but there are still team members busy during this time.
At 1 p.m., the medical team's resident outpatient clinic began to receive patients.
In addition to surgery and outpatient work, Yan Wenmao and his colleagues also have to take care of relevant health research work in Guinea, as well as training local doctors in the prevention and treatment of monkeypox and other diseases.
After dinner, there are one of the few moments of the day to relax, and the players sometimes kick a ball to refresh themselves and get some exercise.
Yan Wenxiang, member of the 29th batch of China's medical team to aid Guinea: This is the media group of our medical team. Today, I am preparing to give a lecture to the staff of a Chinese-funded institution in Guinea about the prevention and control of infectious diseases in Africa.
It was 22 o'clock after the lecture, but Yan Wenmao's work was not over, and he still had to conduct a safety inspection.
At midnight, as the last lights in the camp went out, the medical team's day's work officially ended. However, it won't be long before the lights come back on before the sun rises.
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