By Liu Dan
The Chinese PLA Army Medical University holds a setting-out ceremony for the 11th Batch of Medical Aid Team of Chinese PLA to Ethiopia. (Photo by Wei Hongping)
BEIJING, May 19 -- The 11th Batch of Medical Aid Team of Chinese PLA to Ethiopia departed in the early morning of May 17 for Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, to perform a year-long medical aid mission.
The 11th medical expert team, the largest military medical expert team ever sent to Ethiopia, consists of 14 military doctors. These military doctors are mainly selected from the First Hospital Affiliated to the Chinese PLA Army Medical University (AMU), covering disciplines such as clinical medicine, medical technology, hospital management, and logistic support. All the members have rich experience in clinical treatment or management.
During domestic training, the team members received intensive targeted training on emotion management, critical illness treatment, infectious disease prevention and control, among others, which further enhanced their capabilities in carrying out overseas medical aid tasks.
During the mission, the military medical expert team will continue to help the general hospital of the Ethiopian armed forces improve its medical support capabilities, comprehensively promote the construction of the Ethiopian national army's newly opened specialized referral hospital, and provide support for the development of local medical and health services.
Since 2015, the Chinese PLA Army Medical University has sent 11 batches of more than 100 medical experts to Ethiopia to perform medical support tasks for military operations other than war (MOOTW).