Chinese doctors provide health services in rural communities of Uganda

STORY: Chinese doctors provide health services in rural communities of Uganda DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: MUKONO, Uganda CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the medical activity 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Luganda): MANGERI AKIRAPA, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GUO ZHIPING, Head of the 22nd Chinese medical team to Uganda 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JIANG JIQING, Economic and commercial counselor of the Chinese embassy in Uganda STORYLINE: The Chinese medical team to Uganda finished their work at the Katosi landing site in the Central Region district of Mukono on Friday after providing locals with free medical treatment and consultations. SOUNDBITE 1 (Luganda): MANGERI AKIRAPA, Local resident "My son has been sick for a long time. I took him to different hospitals but there was no success. Here, they just cleaned the ears and my son said he is feeling much better." The medical camp was held in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Chinese medical team to Uganda. The team

UGANDA-MUKONO-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE MEDICAL SERVICE

UGANDA-MUKONO-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE MEDICAL SERVICE

(230218) -- MUKONO, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese doctors tend to locals at a medical camp at the Katosi landing site in the Central Region district of Mukono, Uganda, on Feb. 16, 2023. Dozens of people at the Katosi landing site in the Central Region district of Mukono queued to get the free medical care provided by a visiting Chinese medical team from the Ugandan capital of Kampala. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese doctors touching hearts of rural communities in Uganda through health services" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

UGANDA-MUKONO-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE MEDICAL SERVICE

UGANDA-MUKONO-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE MEDICAL SERVICE

(230218) -- MUKONO, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ji Jian (L) a urologist, interacts with locals at a medical camp at the Katosi landing site in the Central Region district of Mukono, Uganda, on Feb. 16, 2023. Dozens of people at the Katosi landing site in the Central Region district of Mukono queued to get the free medical care provided by a visiting Chinese medical team from the Ugandan capital of Kampala. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese doctors touching hearts of rural communities in Uganda through health services" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

UGANDA-MUKONO-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE MEDICAL SERVICE

UGANDA-MUKONO-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE MEDICAL SERVICE

(230218) -- MUKONO, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guo Zhiping (L), a doctor specializing in gastroenterology and head of the 22nd Chinese medical team to Uganda, checks the blood pressure of a man at a medical camp at the Katosi landing site in the Central Region district of Mukono, Uganda, on Feb. 16, 2023. Dozens of people at the Katosi landing site in the Central Region district of Mukono queued to get the free medical care provided by a visiting Chinese medical team from the Ugandan capital of Kampala. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese doctors touching hearts of rural communities in Uganda through health services" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

UGANDA-MUKONO-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE MEDICAL SERVICE

UGANDA-MUKONO-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE MEDICAL SERVICE

(230218) -- MUKONO, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor speaks with locals at a medical camp at the Katosi landing site in the Central Region district of Mukono, Uganda, on Feb. 16, 2023. Dozens of people at the Katosi landing site in the Central Region district of Mukono queued to get the free medical care provided by a visiting Chinese medical team from the Ugandan capital of Kampala. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese doctors touching hearts of rural communities in Uganda through health services" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

UGANDA-MUKONO-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE MEDICAL SERVICE

UGANDA-MUKONO-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE MEDICAL SERVICE

(230218) -- MUKONO, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guo Zhiping (L), a doctor specializing in gastroenterology and head of the 22nd Chinese medical team to Uganda, checks the blood pressure of a woman at a medical camp at the Katosi landing site in the Central Region district of Mukono, Uganda, on Feb. 16, 2023. Dozens of people at the Katosi landing site in the Central Region district of Mukono queued to get the free medical care provided by a visiting Chinese medical team from the Ugandan capital of Kampala. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese doctors touching hearts of rural communities in Uganda through health services" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

UGANDA-MUKONO-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE MEDICAL SERVICE

UGANDA-MUKONO-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE MEDICAL SERVICE

(230218) -- MUKONO, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Deng Fang (L), a Chinese specialist in ear, nose and throat (ENT), checks a boy's ear at a medical camp at the Katosi landing site in the Central Region district of Mukono, Uganda, on Feb. 16, 2023. Dozens of people at the Katosi landing site in the Central Region district of Mukono queued to get the free medical care provided by a visiting Chinese medical team from the Ugandan capital of Kampala. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese doctors touching hearts of rural communities in Uganda through health services" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)