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On December 29, the 60th Anniversary and Commendation Conference of China's Foreign-Aid Medical Team was held in Beijing. The general secretary of the CPC and the chairman of the Central Military Commission cordially met with the delegates of the meeting, extended warm congratulations to them, and extended sincere condolences to the comrades who are carrying out medical missions to aid foreign countries.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of China's dispatch of medical teams to foreign countries. Over the past 60 years, generation after generation of members of the foreign aid medical team have kept in mind the great trust of the Party and the motherland, carried forward the spirit of international humanitarianism, and served the people of the recipient countries wholeheartedly with their superb medical skills and noble medical ethics, promoted the development of medical and health undertakings and the improvement of people's health in the recipient countries, and made important contributions to the building of a community of health for mankind and the noble cause of peace and development of mankind, which has won wide acclaim from the international community.
The Chinese medical team is a well-deserved angel in white."
Every morning, dozens of patients are waiting in the corridors before the clinic at the Friendship Hospital in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, opens. On the wall of the Chinese medical team's station at the back of the clinic, the spirit of the Chinese medical team - "not afraid of hardship, willing to dedicate, save lives and help the wounded, and love without borders" is particularly eye-catching.
On February 9 this year, the general secretary of ** sent a letter to the members of the 19th batch of Chinese medical teams to assist the Central African Republic, pointing out: "The Chinese people love peace and cherish life, and foreign medical aid is a vivid embodiment. I hope that you will not forget your original aspiration, keep your mission in mind, vigorously carry forward the spirit of the Chinese medical team that is not afraid of hardship, is willing to contribute, saves lives and helps the wounded, and has boundless love, so as to benefit the local people with benevolence and benevolence, tell China's story well with practical actions, and make greater contributions to promoting the building of a community of health for mankind. ”
Every time I read the general secretary's reply, my heart is warm. Wang Baoxiang, leader of the 19th batch of medical teams to aid the Central African Republic and chief physician of the Department of Neurology of the First Hospital of Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, said, "In the 556 days of foreign aid, the team members have upheld the original intention of helping each other and seeking happiness with developing countries, carried forward the spirit of the Chinese medical team, and contributed to the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind with practical actions." On December 29, at the 60th anniversary and commendation meeting of China's foreign aid medical team, Wang Baoxiang said: "The general secretary was smiling, shaking hands warmly and powerfully, which made us feel great care and encouragement. We will live up to the General Secretary's entrustment, continue to carry forward the spirit of the Chinese medical team, and let China's medical skills help more people in recipient countries. ”
Li Junsheng, chief physician of the Fourth Hospital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has gone to Rwanda six times to aid foreign countries. If you don't have a pressurized infusion set, you can use your own hands to pressurize the infusionHomemade abdominal bands are used to protect the abdomen of postoperative patients;Homemade traction frame ...... for fracture patientsIn order to better treat patients, Li Junsheng and his team members actively created conditions. Talking about what attracted him to participate in foreign aid medical work many times, Li Junsheng said: "Rwanda is in great need of doctors, and the knowledge and skills of Chinese medical staff can really help local patients. ”
Since 1963, when China first dispatched medical teams abroad, China has sent more than 30,000 foreign medical team members to 76 countries and regions, built more than 130 medical and health facilities, and treated nearly 300 million patients, saving many precious lives, training a large number of local medical personnel, and improving the level of medical technology in recipient countries, which has been widely praised by the international community. The Chinese medical team is a well-deserved angel in white."The Central African Republic's Minister of Health and Population, Mr. Somse, said that the Chinese medical team not only treats the sick and saves lives, but also teaches medical skills and training local doctors, helping to build a "medical team that cannot be taken away."
Mwini, Zanzibar, Tanzania, said from the bottom of his heart: "China plays a pivotal role in the development of our medical and health undertakings. He has presented awards to the Chinese medical team many times and thanked China for its long-term selfless assistance in the field of medical and health care.
Zanzibar, Tanzania, is located on the east coast of Africa and has a total population of about 1.6 million. Since 1964, when China sent its first medical teams to Zanzibar, Tanzania, Chinese doctors have treated 7.7 million local patients, performed more than 250,000 surgeries, and rescued more than 40,000 critically ill patients. Qu Lishuai, leader of the 31st batch of medical teams to Zanzibar and chief physician of the Department of Gastroenterology of the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University in Jiangsu Province, said: "Foreign medical aid demonstrates China's responsibility as a major country. Under the guidance of the spirit of the Chinese medical team, we do our best to contribute to the health and well-being of mankind. ”
They have always remembered this title - Chinese doctors!”
The announcement of the implementation of health actions at the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), to the announcement of the establishment of a China-Africa counterpart hospital cooperation mechanism at the opening ceremony of the 73rd World Health Assembly, to the announcement at the opening ceremony of the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) that the "health project" will be listed as the first ...... of the "nine projects" of China-Africa cooperationSince the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China has attached great importance to the work of foreign aid medical care and made a series of important instructions, and China's foreign aid medical treatment has entered a new stage of development and cooperation, making important contributions to promoting the building of a community of health for mankind.
During the 16 months of work in Cambodia, we have worked with local medical staff to fight the epidemic through thick and thin, and successfully completed the task. Fan Maorong, the leader of the first China-aided Cambodian TCM anti-epidemic medical team and deputy director of the Department of Pulmonology of Xiyuan Hospital of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, said. At Cosma China-Cambodia Friendship Hospital, the Chinese medical team started from scratch to start a TCM outpatient clinic and passed on the Chinese outpatient management experience and the working model of integrated Chinese and Western medicine to the Cambodian medical staff.
According to the data, China's foreign-aid medical teams have established counterpart cooperation with 48 hospitals in 43 countries and regions, assisted in the construction of 25 key clinical specialty centers, filled thousands of technical gaps, and trained more than 100,000 medical personnel for recipient countries, leaving behind "medical teams that cannot be taken away". With the joint efforts of medical team members and local medical workers, some of the hospitals built with China's assistance have become medical centers in the host countries, which has greatly improved the level of medical technology in the recipient countries.
In 2019, Wu Dexi, deputy chief physician of the Department of Cardiology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong Province, participated in the Chinese medical team to aid Dominica. During his 39 months at the China-Dominica Friendship Hospital, he treated about 5,000 patients, developed a number of new technologies, and promoted the creation of Dominica's first cardiovascular specialty, which was called "an important milestone in the field of health in Dominica" by the then Minister of Health of Dominica, MacIntyre.
The people of Guinea may not remember our name, but they always remember the title - Chinese doctor!For Wang Zhenchang, the leader of the 24th batch of Chinese medical teams to Guinea, the leader of the national Ebola prevention and control expert group, and the vice president of Beijing Friendship Hospital, foreign medical aid is the original intention and mission of him and his teammates. In August 2014, the team set out in the face of the raging Ebola outbreak. During the 18 months of medical assistance, Wang Zhenchang led the medical team to help Guinea** train 1,679 public health specialists, laying a solid foundation for the construction of Guinea's public health system. In his view, it is the honor of every foreign-aid doctor to be able to integrate his career into promoting the construction of a community of health for mankind.
China's commitment to its promises and friendship are a vivid manifestation of it."
China's foreign-aid medical teams are not only the guardians of people's health and the transmitter of friendship between China and foreign countries, but also the builders of world peace and contributors to global development.
Zhu Huifang, director of the Nursing Department of Huzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Zhejiang Province, is a member of the 14th batch of medical teams to the Central African Republic and the 25th batch of medical teams to Mali. During the foreign aid period, she overcame local power and water outages, hot weather, frequent malaria outbreaks and other difficulties, and wholeheartedly treated and cared for patients. "The spirit of the Chinese medical team continues to spread, guiding us to overcome difficulties in work and life, and to serve the local people with heart, not only to be a good angel in white to save lives, but also to sow the seeds of friendship. Zhu Huifang said.
Papua New Guinea is 6,000 kilometres from Chongqing, China, where medical teams have been working for 21 years. He Weiyang, chief physician of the Department of Urology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, is the leader of the 9th batch of medical teams to Papua New Guinea. During his more than 400 days at Port Moresby General Hospital, he and his team helped the local hospital's urology department implement new medical technologies and facilitated the establishment of PNG's first minimally invasive urology centre. "Foreign aid represents the country, and if it can be recognized by the local people, I have no regrets. He Weiyang said that in the future, he will continue to cultivate reserve talents for foreign medical aid, and at the same time do a good job in the work of "passing on and helping foreign doctors to come to China for further study", and tell the story of the Chinese medical team.
On March 22, 2022, the first batch of China-aided Solomon Islands medical teams crossed the mountains and seas and arrived in the country's capital to carry out medical missions. Lei Yandong, deputy chief physician of the Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion from the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, and other team members actively promoted TCM acupuncture, so that TCM acupuncture was approved to practice in the Solomon Islands and included in the country's medical development plan. They also performed the first haemodialysis in the Solomon Islands, the first use of third-generation drug thrombolysis and the implantation of a temporary pacemaker to rescue a patient with a myocardial infarction, and created the conditions for the introduction of minimally invasive urological surgery to the country. Solomon Islands Health Minister Karvik Togamana said that the arrival of the Chinese medical team is "a vivid manifestation of China's commitment to its promises and friendship", and that the Chinese medical team is willing to dedicate itself and demonstrate superb medical skills to effectively protect the lives and health of local people.
In March this year, the first batch of medical teams to aid the Solomon Islands completed their mission and returned to China, and Lei Yandong took the initiative to apply to stay in his post. "Chinese doctors have become a resounding business card in the local area, which has been highly recognized and trusted by the local people, and I hope to continue to work hard to build a community of health for mankind and enhance the friendship between the people of China. He said. (Reporter Yu Yichun, Wang Hailin).
People** December 30, 2023 Edition 05).