Fellowship with the heart, become its long-lasting. Foreign aid medical treatment is a cross-border display of the love and sense of responsibility of the "angels in white", and it is also a cross-border display of medical "hard power". Since 1968, the First Hospital of Jiaxing City sent Chen Shanchun, an internal medicine physician, to participate in the first batch of medical teams to aid Africa, and has participated in a total of 17 batches of medical aid to Africa, interpreting the spirit of the foreign aid medical team that is not afraid of hardship, is willing to dedicate, saves lives and helps the wounded, and has boundless love.
From June 2022 to the present, the 19th batch of Chinese medical teams to aid Central Africa, led by Wang Baoxiang, deputy director of the Department of Neurology of Jiaxing First Hospital, and participated by 5 employees, is about to end its one-and-a-half-year work. With triumph imminent, this WeChat public platform has launched a series of reports on "Crossing Guardians" to share the mental journey of foreign aid medical team members one by one.
Wang Baoxiang. Chief Physician, Deputy Director of the Department of Neurology, Jiaxing First Hospital.
Captain of the 19th batch of Chinese medical teams to aid Central Africa.
Central Africa is one of the least developed countries in the world, with backward medical standards, and diseases such as typhoid fever and malaria have been raging among the local people.
An unforgettable trip to Africa.
Our hospital has a glorious tradition of foreign aid, and listening to the stories of my predecessors, I often try to imagine if I were to replace myself, and whether I would be able to do a good job in treating diseases and saving people under such harsh conditionsHe said, "Aiding Africa is a sacred and glorious mission in my heart. ”
So he did not hesitate to sign up, and through the selection, Wang Baoxiang was successfully selected into the 19th batch of Chinese medical teams to aid Central Africa and served as the captain. After half a year of professional training, he and his teammates embarked on a journey to Central Africa.
The local medical resources are scarce, the equipment and facilities are outdated, and some of the common domestic medicines and equipment are "luxuries" there. "Seeing them sick made me feel so bad that I wanted to cure them. Wang Baoxiang said, "As a doctor, when you can really save lives, you can feel happy in your heart." ”
Wang Baoxiang, who graduated from neurology, took over the hospital's internal medicine department, and malaria, stroke, headache, lung infection, gastroenteritis and other diseases were all within the scope of his diagnosis and treatment. Once, a patient in his 50s was helped into the examination room. He had three episodes of "malaria" in a month, each time with a high fever that did not go away, and gradually, even walking became a problem. After examination, Wang Baoxiang found that in addition to malaria, he also had a serious lung infection, and after the symptom was treated, the patient was very quickly**.
Relying on professional advantages, Wang Baoxiang also attracted many patients with dizziness, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and spinal cord lesions to come for treatment, and made up for the shortcomings of the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases in local hospitals with specialization.
On New Year's Day, a local brought a bottle of fried peanuts. He filled a full bottle of empty beer, peeled off each peanut, and wished us a happy new year. Wang Baoxiang said that the recognition and gratitude made him unforgettable.
We are doctors and "diplomats".
Every morning, the hospital's waiting corridor is filled with waiting patients. Seeing the Chinese medical team members, many patients will greet warmly in the local language or directly say "hello" in Chinese, a simple greeting, and start the day.
Up to now, the medical team has provided more than 24,000 outpatient and emergency services, carried out nearly 800 surgeries, and carried out more than 10,200 traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment, and the daily outpatient volume has reached a new high. "From time to time, my colleagues and locals here tell me that their relatives or friends have been cured by us, and the Chinese doctors are very good. Wang Baoxiang said that in a foreign country, the affirmation of foreign people made him feel proud, and he was also glad that he did not "disgrace" the motherland.
In Bangui, the medical team members live a two-point and one-line life almost every day: hospital-station, station-hospital, although life is far less comfortable than in China, but it is also simple and fulfilling. On the eve of the Spring Festival in 2023, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the dispatch of China's foreign aid medical team, the team members wrote a letter to the general secretary with excitement.
I didn't expect to receive a reply from the general secretary. **In his reply, the General Secretary emphasized that 'benefiting the local people with benevolence and benevolence, telling China's story with practical actions, and making greater contributions to promoting the building of a community of health for mankind' is the mission of our foreign medical workers. Wang Baoxiang said that each team member is not only a doctor, but also a "diplomat", telling China's story with practical actions.
When you are born in a prosperous world, you should live up to your prosperity, and when you are born at the right time, you should struggle for it. What a privilege it is to have the opportunity to devote myself to China's foreign aid medical work. Wang Baoxiang said that he will always keep in mind the earnest teachings of the general secretary, take the spirit of the red boat as the guide, uphold the benevolence of doctors, practice excellent style, strive to be a model in the industry, and continue to contribute to writing a new chapter of Chinese-style modernization and promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.