China News Service, Taiyuan, March 29 (Reporter Fan Lifang) After Shanxi sent two batches of medical teams to aid Djibouti in 2023 for the "Cataract Blindness Elimination Project", on March 29, the third batch of medical teams composed of 8 medical staff Set off for Africa to perform a short-term foreign aid medical mission.
The medical team consists of 7 medical staff from Heji Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College and 1 doctor from Heping Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College.
On March 29, the third batch of medical teams from Shanxi aided Djibouti’s “Cataract Blindness Elimination Project” set off. Photo by Fan Lifang
In 2021, Heji Hospital Affiliated to Changzhi Medical College organized and dispatched the 21st batch of medical teams from China (Shanxi) to Yaoundé, Cameroon. They collectively won the national honor "Knight Medal" from the President of Cameroon, and received the medical team award from the government of the recipient country. the highest honor. After receiving this short-term foreign aid mission, the hospital, led by Director Hao Shaofeng, formed a team of experts selected by a municipal hospital to implement the project for the first time.
As the captain, Hao Shaofeng said that he will strengthen communication and coordination with the staff of the Sharing Foundation, adapt to local conditions, use rigorous work style and superb medical technology, perform surgeries in accordance with project technical specifications, teach local medical staff, and expand the influence of the Chinese medical team .
In December 2021, the Shanxi Provincial Health Commission and the Hong Kong Sharing Foundation signed a memorandum of cooperation to aid Djibouti's "Elimination of Cataract Blindness Project" and plan to perform 6,000 to 7,000 free cataract sight restoration surgeries in Djibouti within 3 to 5 years.
It is reported that in 2023, Shanxi Provincial Eye Hospital has sent two batches of medical teams to perform the above tasks, screening a total of 2,517 cases and successfully performing 1,686 operations, bringing hope and light to the local people.
Zhang Shaoran, deputy director of the Shanxi Provincial Health Commission, said that the project has further expanded the field of Shanxi's foreign aid medical cooperation and enriched the content of Shanxi's foreign aid. He hopes that while completing their jobs well, the team members can also enhance people-to-people exchanges and cultural exchanges, and provide multi-angle and three-dimensional Presenting the level and style of ophthalmologists in China and Shanxi. (over)