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Chinese doctor brings cure, hope to Botswanan patients

STORY: Chinese doctor brings cure, hope to Botswanan patients DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Gaborone CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the clinic and the doctor 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TAYLOR ZHANG, Chinese doctor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TUMI ONTUMETSE, Patient 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GAONE MOREMI, Patient STORYLINE: Doctor Taylor Zhang, also known as Zhang Tao in Chinese, is an experienced obstetrician and gynecologist from east China's Fujian Province. Zhang was a member of the 13th Chinese medical team dispatched to Botswana's capital Gaborone in 2012. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TAYLOR ZHANG, Chinese doctor "During the three years of working in the Chinese medical team, I've done dozens of surgeries which were breakthroughs in Botswana, hoping to bring something new (to local people)." After finishing his three-year tenure in 2015, he chose to stay in Botswana with his family as he wanted to bring more Chinese expertise and experience to local people. SOUNDBI

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Meng Keyou, who is about to graduate from a vocational school, posing for a photo in front of his home on Jan. 16, 2023 (above) and 10-year-old Meng Keyou sitting for a rest on a cliff on his way to school on Sept. 5, 2012 (below) in Nonglei Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Meng Wenchao, who is a senior high school student, posing for a photo at home in front of a wall full of his certificates of merit on Jan. 26, 2023 (above) and 7-year-old Meng Wenchao (1st L) walking on his way home on Sept. 5, 2012 (below, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Huang Xiaobang) in Nonglei Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Meng Fusong, who is a doctor in the village, posing for a photo in front of the village clinic on May 24, 2023 (above, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Hu Xingyu) and 10-year-old Meng Fusong (1st R) on his way to school on Sept. 5, 2012 (below, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Huang Xiaobang) in Nonglei Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Meng Xuanren (L), who is a sophomore in a college, and his brother Meng Xuantai, who works in a car repair plant after graduating from a vocational school, posing for a photo near a tunnel linking to their primary school on Jan. 20, 2023 (above) and the brothers (2nd L and 1st L) on their way to school on Sept. 3, 2012 (below) in Nongyong Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Meng Qiuyan, who is a college student in Guangxi Medical University, posing for a photo at campus in Nanning, on May 27, 2023 (above) and 11-year-old Meng Qiuyan (1st R) helping younger kids on her way home on Sept. 3, 2012 (below, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Huang Xiaobang) in Nonglei Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Meng Ligu, who is a senior high school student, posing for a photo at her classroom in the county seat on May 20, 2023 (above, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Hu Xingyu) and 7-year-old Meng Ligu on her way to school Sept. 3, 2012 (below, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Huang Xiaobang) in Nonglei Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows 7-year-old Lan Tiande (1st R) on his way to school on Sept. 3, 2012 (L) and Lan Tiande, who is about to graduate from a vocational school, posing for a photo in front of his house when he comes back home for the Spring Festival on Jan. 23, 2023 (R) in Nongyong Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DAHUA-WATER SUPPLY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230321) --DAHUA, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 3, 2012 shows a villager collecting water at a low-lying area on a mountain in Nonglei Village of Bansheng Township, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Situated at the center of the Karst landforms in west Guangxi, Dahua Yao Autonomous County had suffered from severe water deficit for ages. Since 2012, local government has been managing the water deficit through various measures like building water tanks or reservoirs to collect water or constructing water supply projects which could divert river water onto mountain areas to ease water shortage and provide safe drinking water for local people. Afters years of efforts, safe and convenient water supply is no longer a problem for the over 200,000 rural population in Dahua. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Meng Xuantai (1st L) and Meng Xuanren (2nd L) are on their way to school in Nongding Village of Bansheng Town, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 3, 2012. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Meng Xuantai (3rd from top) climbs a hanging ladder to go to school in Nongding Village of Bansheng Town, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 3, 2012. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Naraha town serves as storage site for nuclear waste

SENDAI, Japan - An aerial view of the Maehara district in the town of Naraha in Fukushima Prefecture is seen in two contrasting photos, with the upper image taken on Feb. 26, 2012, and the lower one taken on Sept. 3, 2014. The lower photo shows part of farmland serving as a temporary storage site for nuclear waste generated in decontamination efforts following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C in front) and his Cabinet ministers pose for a group photo at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014. Earlier in the day, Abe carried out his first Cabinet reshuffle since returning to office in December 2012.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power

TOKYO, Japan - Ministers of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reshuffled Cabinet hold the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, after Abe carried out his first Cabinet reshuffle since returning to office in December 2012 with the aim of tightening his grip on power.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, after the inauguration of his reshuffled Cabinet. Abe reshuffled the Cabinet for the first time since returning to office in December 2012.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, after the inauguration of his reshuffled Cabinet. Abe reshuffled the Cabinet for the first time since returning to office in December 2012.

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, after the inauguration of his reshuffled Cabinet. Abe reshuffled the Cabinet for the first time since returning to office in December 2012.

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New LDP Secretary General Tanigaki

TOKYO, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki, the newly appointed secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a press conference at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014. Tanigaki was LDP leader when the Democratic Party of Japan was in power from 2009 to 2012.

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LDP chief Abe, Secretary General Tanigaki

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe (L) and Secretary General Sadakazu Tanigaki hold hands for photos after the launch of the party's new leadership at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014. Tanigaki was LDP leader when the Democratic Party of Japan was in power from 2009 to 2012.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show a coastal area of Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, near the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The upper photo was taken on Sept. 26, 2012, one and a half years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and the lower photo on March 3, 2014.

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Malala Yousafzai opens library

BIRMINGHAM, Britain - Malala Yousafzai (L), a 16-year-old education activist, receives a book during the opening ceremony for the Library of Birmingham in the central England city on Sept. 3, 2013. Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban in Pakistan in October 2012 for promoting girls' right to education, has been living in Birmingham with her family since being flown from Pakistan for emergency treatment at a local hospital.

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Malala Yousafzai opens library

BIRMINGHAM, Britain - Malala Yousafzai, a 16-year-old education activist, attends the opening ceremony for the Library of Birmingham in the central England city on Sept. 3, 2013. Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban in Pakistan in October 2012 for promoting girls' right to education, has been living in Birmingham with her family since being flown from Pakistan for emergency treatment at a local hospital.

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Aoki 3-for-5 in Brewers' win against Astros

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki hits a double down the left-field line in the fourth inning of a game against the Houston Astros at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Sept. 29, 2012. Aoki went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs in his team's 9-5 win.

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Kagawa nets 2nd goal of season

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa (C) high-fives with a teammate after scoring a goal for Manchester United, his second of the season, in the second half of an English Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur in Manchester, England, on Sept. 29, 2012. United lost 3-2.

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Southampton's Yoshida against Everton

LIVERPOOL, Britain - Japan's London Olympic captain Maya Yoshida (L) of Southampton plays against Everton in Liverpool, England, on Sept. 29, 2012. Yoshida played the full 90 minutes in Southampton's 3-1 defeat.

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Petrova claims Pan Pacific Open title

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Nadia Petrova wins the Pan Pacific Open singles title after defeating world No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2012.

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Petrova claims Pan Pacific Open title

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Nadia Petrova celebrates her victory against world No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland after defeating her 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 in the Pan Pacific Open singles final at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2012.

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Petrova claims Pan Pacific Open title

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Nadia Petrova returns a shot against world No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the Pan Pacific Open singles final at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2012. World No. 18 Petrova won 6-0, 1-6, 6-3.

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Radwanska advances to Pan Pacific Open final

TOKYO, Japan - World No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska acknowledges the crowd after defeating Angelique Kerber 6-1, 6-1 in a Pan Pacific Open singles semifinal match in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2012.

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Radwanska advances to Pan Pacific Open final

TOKYO, Japan - World No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska whips a forehand in a singles semifinal match against Angelique Kerber at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2012. Radwanska won 6-1, 6-1.

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Tokyo Station Hotel reopens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 24, 2012, shows a suite room in the Tokyo Station Hotel. The upscale hotel reopened on Oct. 3, 2012, after having been closed for six and a half years, in the renovated red-brick Tokyo Station building.

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Tokyo Station Hotel reopens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 24, 2012, shows the view of Tokyo Station from a suite room in the Tokyo Station Hotel. The upscale hotel reopened on Oct. 3, 2012, after having been closed for six and a half years, in the renovated red-brick Tokyo Station building.

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Inui scores in Bundesliga

FRANKFURT, Germany - Japan midfielder Takashi Inui (C) scores a header for Eintracht Frankfurt during the second half of a German first division Bundesliga soccer match against Borussia Dortmund in Frankfurt on Sept. 25, 2012. Frankfurt and Dortmund drew 3-3.

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Ichiro doubles in Yankees' win over Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki smacks a double during the first inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sept. 24, 2012. The Yankees won 6-3.

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Ichiro doubles in Yankees' win over Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki smacks a double during the first inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sept. 24, 2012. The Yankees won 6-3.

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JAL goes public again

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a signboard in Tokyo showing Japan Airlines Co. fetching 3,810 yen at the opening on Sept. 19, 2012, up 20 yen from the firm's offering price. The shares were relisted the same day on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as the firm marked a turnaround from its 2010 bankruptcy.

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Brewers Aoki against Mets

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Norichika Aoki smacks a double during the third inning of a game against the New York Mets at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Sept. 16, 2012. The Brewers won 3-0.

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Kiyotake inspires Nuremberg victory

MONCHENGLADBACH, Germany - Japan midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake (L) of Nuremberg competes for the ball during a game against Borussia Monchengladbach in the German Bundesliga in Monchengladbach, Germany, on Sept. 15, 2012. Kiyotake put in a man-of-the-match performance in Nuremberg's 3-2 away win over Borussia, setting up two goals and scoring the winner.

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Darvish gets 15th win

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Seattle Mariners at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 14, 2012. Darvish allowed one run on two hits, and struck out nine -- including his 200th strikeout in his first season in the major leagues -- over seven innings, to notch his 15th win of the season as the Rangers won 9-3.

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Cook Islands' bills, coins

AVARUA, Cook Islands - An employee shows $3 bills and triangular coins, which are issued by the Cook Islands, at a bank in Avarua, the Cook Islands, on Sept. 3, 2012.

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Doctor to help Japan quake victims with 9/11 experience

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on Sept. 3, 2012, shows Robert Takahiro Yanagisawa, an associate professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in front of the New York medical institute. Yanagisawa has treated those affected by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks for more than 10 years and wants to use insights gained from the experience to treat Japan's quake victims, particularly in the area of mental health care.

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Murray wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Britain's Andy Murray (L) is congratulated by Serbia's Novak Djokovic after their men's singles final match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 10, 2012. Murray beat Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, securing his first Grand Slam title.

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Murray wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Britain's Andy Murray squats after defeating Serbia's Novak Djokovic in their men's singles final match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 10, 2012. Murray beat Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, securing his first Grand Slam title.

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Murray wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Britain's Andy Murray acknowledges cheers from spectators after defeating Serbia's Novak Djokovic in their men's singles final match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 10, 2012. Murray beat Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, securing his first Grand Slam title.

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Murray wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Britain's Andy Murray holds up the winner's trophy after his men's singles final victory over Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 10, 2012. Murray beat Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, securing his first Grand Slam title.

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Murray wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Britain's Andy Murray plays a shot during the U.S. Open men's singles final against Serbia's Novak Djokovic in New York on Sept. 10, 2012. Murray beat Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, securing his first Grand Slam title.

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Murray wins U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Britain's Andy Murray plays a shot during the U.S. Open men's singles final against Serbia's Novak Djokovic in New York on Sept. 10, 2012. Murray beat Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, securing his first Grand Slam title.

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Djokovic loses to Murray at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot during the U.S. Open men's singles final against Britain's Andy Murray in New York on Sept. 10, 2012. Murray beat Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, securing his first Grand Slam title.

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Djokovic loses to Murray at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot during the U.S. Open men's singles final against Britain's Andy Murray in New York on Sept. 10, 2012. Murray beat Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, securing his first Grand Slam title.

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Doraemon birthday

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo taken in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 3, 2012, shows a "special resident certificate" for comic and animation character Doraemon (L) that was issued by the Kawasaki city government. In the comics, created by cartoonist and Kawasaki resident Fujiko F Fujio, Doraemon is said to have been born on Sept. 3, 2112.