Unparalleled pairing assistance program changes people's life in Xinjiang

STORY: Unparalleled pairing assistance program changes people's life in Xinjiang DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 2. various of Hotan People's Hospital 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AMANNISA ABDUGHNI, Alijan's sister 4. various of Hotan People's Hospital 5. various of Xinjiang 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): AYSHAGUL KADIR, Mother of a boy diagnosed with congenital heart disease 7. various of Xinjiang STORYLINE: China has been implementing pairing assistance programs in Xinjiang since 1997, channeling financial, technical and human resource support across various sectors from different regions of the country to Xinjiang. The assistance initiative has greatly improved the well-being of people of all ethnic groups. Alijan, a young boy from Keriya County, Hotan Prefecture, is one of the beneficiaries of the program. He was diagnosed with a serious eye disease this August and has successfully received an operatio

Seven Uygur children to head to Shenzhen for heart surgery

STORY: Seven Uygur children to head to Shenzhen for heart surgery DATELINE: Sept.22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:27 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Kashgar People's Hospital 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): AYSHAGUL KADIR, Mother of a boy diagnosed with congenital heart disease STORYLINE: Seven children in China's Kashgar will head to the coastal city of Shenzhen to have a heart surgery. They were diagnosed with congenital heart disease during a free screening by doctors from Shenzhen, as part of a medical pairing assistance program for Xinjiang. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): AYSHAGUL KADIR, Mother of a boy diagnosed with congenital heart disease The doctors from Shenzhen gave my son a free medical examination. The doctors are right at our doorstep. We don't have to go to a hospital in a big city. It saves us money and time. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)