Diplomacy has brought Beijing and Lusaka to scale new heights of cooperation in the health sector rarely seen in the annals of modern country-to-country collaboration.
For decades Chinese doctors and medical practitioners have been a reglar feature of the health infratrucure of African countries to such an extent that they are regarded as ‘part of the furniture’.
A vivid example of China and other countries jointly building the Health Silk Road has been the Asian nation’s unprecedented involvement with Zambia.
China and Zambia have continuously deepened their cooperation in the medical field to the point that it is becoming the benchmark for such cooperation on the continent.
Chinese medical workers and advanced technologies have traveled across mountains and seas, providing strong support for Zambia to cultivate local talents and enhance its medical and health service capacity.
As a pioneer in China to engage in international medical cooperation, West China Hospital of Sichuan University has long been actively participating in medical aid to Africa, helping its African partners improve their level of healthcare service.
Luo Fengming, President of West China Hospital, stated that the hospital will further explore new paths for in-depth cooperation with local medical institutions and industries, promote the development of healthcare to benefit more people in both countries, and contribute strength to building a closer China-Africa community with a shared future.
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