Chinese doctors spend annual leave volunteering in Africa

STORY: Chinese doctors spend annual leave volunteering in Africa DATELINE: March 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of photos of Chinese medical volunteers's work in Africa 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHAO SHUANG, Deputy Director of the Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZENG GAO, Deputy chief physician of neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital STORYLINE: A team of Chinese doctors has volunteered to offer medical assistance to Africa. In three weeks, the team completed several difficult surgeries despite power failures and a shortage of equipment and medicine. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZENG GAO, Xuanwu Hospital "The average life expectancy across Guinea is relatively short. As an underdeveloped country, the economy is among the least-developed. There is no pediatric neurosurgeon in the country, and there're only a few neurosurgeons. Many diseases are left untreated. So what can we do in this harsh medical environment? SOUND