Effectively improve the treatment of foreign aid medical team members

Li Bin, director of the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, said in Beijing on the 15th that it is necessary to effectively improve the treatment of foreign aid medical team members.

The 50th Anniversary Conference on National Health Aid Work and Aid Foreign Medical Team Dispatch was held on the same day. Li Bin asked at the meeting that it is necessary to effectively solve the difficulties and problems existing in the work and life of foreign medical team members in accordance with local conditions.

"We must create the best possible conditions for the foreign aid medical team members so that they can relieve their worries and be fully involved in foreign medical work," said Li Bin.

Li Bin said that it will strengthen the training base for the foreign medical team, strengthen the training of team members' ability and language skills, and improve the working and living conditions of foreign medical team members.

Li Bin said that for half a century, we have continuously sent medical and health personnel with high professional qualifications to undertake medical missions for foreign aid and made significant contributions to improving the health of African people, which has effectively promoted the friendly cooperation between China and African countries.

It is known that more than 1,000 medical team members have received various awards from the recipient government, and 50 medical team members have given their lives. Li Bin said that the highly effective work and outstanding performance of the team of Chinese foreign aid medical teams has enhanced the deep friendship between China and the developing countries.

Li Bin pointed out that it is necessary to actively explore counterparty exchanges and cooperation with recipient countries, gradually change the single mode of dispatching foreign aid medical teams, strengthen exchanges with medical teaching institutions of recipient countries, innovate medical service technology cooperation models, and give full play to the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine. Characteristics, providing Chinese medicine services for the aided citizens.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the dispatch of the foreign medical team, the Chinese authorities commended the 24th collective Zanzibar medical team and 30 other collectives, as well as 59 individuals such as Jin Wenwei.