Chinese acupuncture treatment benefits Algerian patients

STORY: Chinese acupuncture treatment benefits Algerian patients DATELINE: May 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Algiers CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of patients 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): HOCINE CHERID, Head of physical medicine and rehabilitation department of Azur Plage Hospital 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): Patient 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): MOKHTARI, Specialist in rehabilitation 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHOU WEI, Chief acupuncturist of the 27th Chinese medical aid team to Algeria STORYLINE: A Chinese medical team has been offering free acupuncture treatment to Algerian patients at Azur Plage Hospital in western Algiers. The initiative is received with enthusiasm by both patients and medical staff at the hospital. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): HOCINE CHERID, Head of physical medicine and rehabilitation department of Azur Plage Hospital "These acupuncture treatment sessions are very beneficial as the patients don't have to take any medicine. There is a set of techniques based mainly on what we call 'meridia