The 15th China medical team went to Bong County for free medical treatment

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On August 4-5, in order to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the dispatch of China medical aid teams and deepen the cooperation in the medical and health field between China and Liberia, the 15th China medical team visited China Union Investment (Liberia) Bong Mines Co., Ltd to provide free medical treatment for the employees of China and Liberia and residents of nearby communities.

After driving more than three hours, the medical team arrived at the company’s site in the mountains of Bong County. The site is located deep in the mountainous tropical rainforest, far away from major cities, with inconvenient transportation, relatively scarce medical resources, and is a high incidence area of malaria, typhoid and other tropical diseases.

Before the start of the free clinic, the leader of local community and the company briefly introduced the basic information of the public health, the establishment and operation of the medical station, the health security and disease spectrum characteristics of the employees and residents. After hearing the report, the medical team immediately carried out free clinics for the employees of China and Liberia and residents of the nearby community. Chinese doctors gave suggestions on diagnosis and treatment according to the patients, answered relevant questions, distributed free medicine of charge, and distributed various health brochures such as malaria prevention and control to all patients.

“Chinese company has not only helped us solve the employment problem of local residents and lift them out of poverty, but also invited a Chinese medical team to treat them for free,” said officials from the site’s community. Many residents had access to valuable medicine for malaria, typhoid fever, eye disease, and hypertension. Thanks very much to the Chinese companies and the China medical team.

Mr.Bai Peng, general manager of China Union Investment (Liberia) Bong Mines Co., Ltd, said that the arrival of the China medical team has greatly united the employees of China and Liberia, strengthened the relationship between the company and the local community, and provided strong assistance for the smooth progress of the project.

The free clinic, for the work site in both staff including general surgery, internal medicine, cardiology, stomatology, traditional Chinese medicine (acupuncture), ultrasound and basic health care and multidisciplinary medical services, free anti-malaria drugs, antihypertensive drugs, antibiotics, anti-allergy and various kinds of proprietary Chinese medicine drugs a total of more than 700 boxes, health brochures more than 200 copies, for the site nearly 300 employees in the two countries and nearby community residents provide basic medical services.

Dr. Wang Liang, the leader of China medical team, said: Thanks for the invitation and trust. This free clinic was the last free clinic of the medical team this year and the last free clinic during the term of office of the 15th batch of medical teams. In order to ensure the smooth progress of this free clinic, the medical team has done a lot of meticulous work. Although the term of the 15th medical team is coming to the end, the medical team will continue to serve the Liberian people wholeheartedly with benevolence in accordance with China President Xi Jinping’s instructions.

Over the past year and more, with the support and assistance of the Chinese Embassy in Liberia, the 15th China medical team have successfully completed four rounds of free clinics in the  Grand Bassa and Margibi and Bong counties and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Phoebe Gray Orphanage, have made important contributions to promoting the health of the Liberian people and the development of Liberian medicine and deepening exchanges and cooperation in the field of health care between the two countries.

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