Chinese firm donates equipment to support Ghanaian hospital's efforts to treat diabetes

STORY: Chinese firm donates equipment to support Ghanaian hospital's efforts to treat diabetes SHOOTING TIME: March 14, 2024 DATELINE: March 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:08 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the donating ceremony 2. various of the hospital 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AKUA GYIMAH-ASANTE, Medical superintendent of the LEKMA Hospital in Accra 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AKUA GYIMAH-ASANTE, Medical superintendent of the LEKMA Hospital in Accra 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): QU HONGYING, Director of the Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital STORYLINE: A Chinese medical company on Thursday donated an assortment of medical equipment to the LEKMA Hospital in Accra, the capital of Ghana, to support its efforts to treat complications caused by diabetes. Weigao Medical Ghana Limited donated ultra-modern equipment to enable the hospital to set up a center to treat diabetic foot and chronic wounds mainly caused by diabetes. Akua Gyimah-Asante, medical superintendent of the hospi

Palestinian-Israeli conflict: Humanitarian aid enters Gaza as peace summit in Cairo calls for ceasefire

STORY: Palestinian-Israeli conflict: Humanitarian aid enters Gaza as peace summit in Cairo calls for ceasefire DATELINE: Oct. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:50 LOCATION: Gaza/Cairo/Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah 2. STANDUP 2 (English): LI RUI, Xinhua correspondent in Cairo 3. STANDUP 3 (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah "The first humanitarian convoy of food, medicine and medical supplies, have entered Gaza today (Oct. 21) from Egypt, despite the non-stop bombing from the Israeli air force, but aid groups said the convoy of 20 trucks is just a drop in the ocean. The Israelis repeatedly announced that the aid trucks entering Gaza will have no fuel. Palestinians are facing a real crisis in the healthcare sector, since fuel is essential and required to pump water supplies and power generators used in powering important facilities like hospi

Washington National Cathedral rings bell 1,000 times to commemorate deaths from pandemic

STORY: Washington National Cathedral rings bell 1,000 times to commemorate deaths from pandemic DATELINE: May 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Washington National Cathedral ringing the bell to honor lives lost to COVID-19 STORYLINE: The Washington National Cathedral rang its bell 1,000 times Monday evening, once for every 1,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the United States. "This gesture cannot replace the lives lost, but we hope it will help each American mourn the toll of this pandemic," the cathedral wrote on its YouTube channel that streamed the event online. Residents living near the cathedral -- located in northwest Washington, D.C. -- gathered on the grounds, heard the bell, and paid tribute. The United States has reported more than 997,700 deaths from the pandemic, according to Johns Hopkins University's dashboard. The nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases is approaching 82 million, also the highest in the world. COVID-19 cases and hospi