China, Zambia mark 60th anniversary of Chinese Medical Team in Africa

STORY: China, Zambia mark 60th anniversary of Chinese Medical Team in Africa DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:38 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the reception 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DU XIAOHUI, Chinese Ambassador to Zambia 3. various of the reception 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SYLVIA MASEBO, Zambian Health Minister STORYLINE: China and Zambia have held a reception to mark the 60th anniversary of the arrival of the first Chinese Medical Team (CMT) in Africa's Algeria as well as the 45th anniversary of China-Zambia cooperation in the health sector. The Monday event also saw the bidding farewell to the 23rd Chinese Medical Team as well as the welcoming of the 24th Chinese Medical Team and the 26th Chinese Military Medical Expert Team to Zambia. The event also saw the signing of an agreement for the donation of high-tech equipment and medical supplies to the Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital. Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Du Xiaohui said the medical teams were

Xinhua Headlines: Young Africans see China as most influential country

Xinhua Headlines: Young Africans see China as most influential country

(220629) -- NAIROBI, June 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Chinese Medical Team (CMT) pose with children at the entrance of the paediatric ward of Mzuzu Central Hospital in Mzuzu, Malawi, June 1, 2022. (Chinese Medical Team in Malawi/Handout via Xinhua)

MALAWI-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY

MALAWI-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY

(220605) -- MZUZU, June 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Chinese Medical Team (CMT) pose with children at the entrance of the paediatric ward of Mzuzu Central Hospital in Mzuzu, Malawi, on June 1, 2022. A team of 8 members from the CMT working at Malawi's northern referral hospital of Mzuzu on Wednesday celebrated International Children's Day by cheering children at the health facility's paediatrics ward. TO GO WITH "Chinese Medical Team in Malawi cheers children on Int'l Children's Day" (Chinese Medical Team in Malawi/Handout via Xinhua)

MALAWI-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY

MALAWI-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY

(220605) -- MZUZU, June 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A member of the Chinese Medical Team (CMT) cheers up a kid at the paediatric ward of Mzuzu Central Hospital in Mzuzu, Malawi, on June 1, 2022. A team of 8 members from the CMT working at Malawi's northern referral hospital of Mzuzu on Wednesday celebrated International Children's Day by cheering children at the health facility's paediatrics ward. TO GO WITH "Chinese Medical Team in Malawi cheers children on Int'l Children's Day" (Chinese Medical Team in Malawi/Handout via Xinhua)

MALAWI-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY

MALAWI-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-INT'L CHILDREN'S DAY

(220605) -- MZUZU, June 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A member of the Chinese Medical Team (CMT) stands with a kid at the paediatric ward of Mzuzu Central Hospital in Mzuzu, Malawi, on June 1, 2022. A team of 8 members from the CMT working at Malawi's northern referral hospital of Mzuzu on Wednesday celebrated International Children's Day by cheering children at the health facility's paediatrics ward. TO GO WITH "Chinese Medical Team in Malawi cheers children on Int'l Children's Day" (Chinese Medical Team in Malawi/Handout via Xinhua)

Funeral Of Late Chad President Deby - N'Djamena

Funeral Of Late Chad President Deby - N'Djamena

Son of the late Chadian president Idriss Deby, Mahamat Idriss Deby, head of the Transitional Military Council (CMT) salutes the coffin of the late Chadian president Idriss Deby during the state funeral in N'Djamena, Chad, 23 April 2021. Chad's President Idriss Deby died of injuries suffered in clashes with rebels in the country's north, an army spokesperson announced on state television on 20 April 2021. Deby had been in power since 1990 and was re-elected for a sixth term in the 11 April 2021 elections. The state funeral will take place on the morning of 23 April 2021, attended by French President Emmanuel Macron. Photo by Christophe Petit Tesson/ABACAPRESS.COM

Funeral Of Late Chad President Deby - N'Djamena

Funeral Of Late Chad President Deby - N'Djamena

Son of the late Chadian president Idriss Deby, Mahamat Idriss Deby, head of the Transitional Military Council (CMT) salutes the coffin of the late Chadian president Idriss Deby during the state funeral in N'Djamena, Chad, 23 April 2021. Chad's President Idriss Deby died of injuries suffered in clashes with rebels in the country's north, an army spokesperson announced on state television on 20 April 2021. Deby had been in power since 1990 and was re-elected for a sixth term in the 11 April 2021 elections. The state funeral will take place on the morning of 23 April 2021, attended by French President Emmanuel Macron. Photo by Christophe Petit Tesson/ABACAPRESS.COM