Medical team from China's Anhui to South Sudan hailed

53 Chinese medical teams, including the eighth medical team from China’s Anhui province to South Sudan, have been hailed by the National Health Commission for their outstanding performance in international aid in 2021, according to a recent statement from the commission.

The 15-member medical team was sent by Anhui No.2 Provincial People’s Hospital and the Municipal Commission of Lu’an to South Sudan on August 19, 2020.

During its yearlong stay in South Sudan, the medical team treated 13,625 outpatients and 1,044 inpatients, performed 149 operations, rescued 189 critically ill patients, treated 2,772 patients with Chinese traditional therapies, and examined 261 patients by electronic gastroscope.

The team carried out a craniocerebral operation, the first of its kind in the African country. It also completed the country's first ultrasound-guided nerve block anesthesia.

In addition, the Anhui medical team diversified the form of aid to promote in-depth cultural exchanges between China and South Africa. For instance, it offered multi-disciplinary teaching to college students and Chinese language courses to local medical workers.