CHINA-BEIJING-LIU GUOZHONG-FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE MEDAL-CEREMONY (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-LIU GUOZHONG-FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE MEDAL-CEREMONY (CN)

(230905) -- BEIJING, Sept. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vice Premier Liu Guozhong, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, speaks at a ceremony to award seven Chinese nurses the Florence Nightingale Medal for their outstanding contributions to healthcare at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 5, 2023. China had the largest number of recipients of the 49th Florence Nightingale Award, as 37 nurses from 22 countries won the medal this year. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

Japan's emergency medical team leaves for quake-hit Haiti

Japan's emergency medical team leaves for quake-hit Haiti

NARITA, Japan - Japan's emergency medical team, consisting of four doctors, seven nurses and 14 other officials, leaves Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 16, 2006 for Haiti. The team will stay in Haiti for about two weeks.

Japan team begins providing medical care for China quake victims

Japan team begins providing medical care for China quake victims

CHENGDU, China - A Japanese medical support team doctor (R) treats an earthquake victim at Sichuan University's Huaxi Hospital in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on May 22. The team -- four doctors, seven nurses, a pharmacist, five liaison officers and another five support staff -- arrived in the capital of the inland province on May 20 and plans to provide medical care for about two weeks. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

Japan team begins providing medical care for China quake victims

Japan team begins providing medical care for China quake victims

CHENGDU, China - A Japanese medical support team doctor (R) checks an X-ray at Sichuan University's Huaxi Hospital in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on May 22. The team -- four doctors, seven nurses, a pharmacist, five liaison officers and another five support staff -- arrived in the capital of the inland province on May 20 and plans to provide medical care for about two weeks. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

Japanese doctors, nurses start treating Salvadorans

Japanese doctors, nurses start treating Salvadorans

SANTIAGO DE MARIA, El Salvador - Yasufumi Asai, one of seven Japanese medical-relief personnel, examines a girl who was injured by the Jan. 13 earthquake, at a hospital in Santiago de Maria, El Salvador, on Jan. 16. Some 300-400 people were killed and thousands were injured in the magnitude 7.6 quake that jolted Central America.

Japan team begins providing medical care for China quake victims

Japan team begins providing medical care for China quake victims

CHENGDU, China - A Japanese medical support team doctor (R) treats an earthquake victim at Sichuan University's Huaxi Hospital in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on May 22. The team -- four doctors, seven nurses, a pharmacist, five liaison officers and another five support staff -- arrived in the capital of the inland province on May 20 and plans to provide medical care for about two weeks. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

Japan team begins providing medical care for China quake victims

Japan team begins providing medical care for China quake victims

CHENGDU, China - A Japanese medical support team doctor (R) checks an X-ray at Sichuan University's Huaxi Hospital in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on May 22. The team -- four doctors, seven nurses, a pharmacist, five liaison officers and another five support staff -- arrived in the capital of the inland province on May 20 and plans to provide medical care for about two weeks. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

Japan's emergency medical team leaves for quake-hit Haiti

Japan's emergency medical team leaves for quake-hit Haiti

NARITA, Japan - Japan's emergency medical team, consisting of four doctors, seven nurses and 14 other officials, leaves Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 16, 2006 for Haiti. The team will stay in Haiti for about two weeks. (Kyodo)