By Liu Zhilei and Yang Xiaolin
DOUALA, Cameroon, Oct. 16 -- The Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark, which is on the Mission Harmony-2024, wrapped up its maiden visit to Cameroon on Monday, local time, and departed from the Port of Douala for Benin, the tenth stop of the mission.
During the seven-day goodwill visit to Cameroon, the Peace Ark provided medical service for more than 6,800 patients, conducted nearly 3,000 auxiliary medical tests, and succeeded in performing 126 surgeries, winning wide praise from the people of Cameroon.
Besides the medical service provided on the main platform, the Peace Ark dispatched several expert teams to local hospitals and military forces to carry out joint diagnosis and treatment, academic exchanges, and first aid skills training, thereby effectively promoting the exchanges and cooperation between the two sides in the medical domain.
During the visit, representatives of the Peace Ark also went to the University of Douala, a children’s home and an air force base to conduct health lectures and cultural activities, and held friendly football matches with their Cameroonian counterparts.
When the Peace Ark left the port, the Cameroonian side held a grand farewell ceremony at the dock. Cameroonian military and political officials and local people, staff of the Chinese Embassy in Cameroon, and representatives of Chinese-funded institutions and overseas Chinese came to the dock to see the ship off.