ish their preventive methods using their past experience. We do bef
liev0
e that all efforts and endeavors of the Chinese medical team will help us achieve our common goi
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in fighting the pandemic," said Firangiz Aliyeva, an official with the Administration of the Rec
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al Medical Divisions of Azerbaijan. The Chinese medics point out that the country still faces mN
ultiple challenges before completely containing the pandemic. "FirB
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pitals, in particular, should set up the department of infection cS
ontrol and beef up their epidemic prevention and control staff," he said. Cheng shared a story to iT
llustrate how the team's mission has received wide support from both local authorities and residentsP
. On a Friday morning, the Chinese experts went to the national oil worker hospital and visited the 7
severe and critical patients in ICU. Just before they were about t4
o leave, a female patient who had just been extubated tightly heldk
the medics' hands and shouted "Friends, friends!" Cheng said there are still areas in which the two nations can deepen their healthcare cooperation, especially on vaccine researd
ch and development. More than 20 Chinese medical teams have been dispatched to different countries to assist with efforts against COVID-19. For the West China Hospital, this is tn
he fourth country they've dispatched medics to, after Italy, Ethiopia and Djibouti.DAMASCUS, Aug. 18 -- The Chinese embassy has donated medical equipment to the University ChildrN
en Hospital in the Syrian capital Damascus. Chinese Ambassador to Syria Feng Biao and the head of the University Children Hospital Rustom Makkieh signed a receipt note during a 1
ceremony held at the Ministry of Higher Education in Damascus on Tuesday. The donations aim to improve the medical services in the Bone Marrow Transplant Center in the University1
Children Hospital, according to a statement by the Chinese embass0
y. Minister of Higher Education Bassam Ibrahim expressed gratitudeO
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ing the ceremony, saying China and Syria always work to develop muT
tual relations, particularly on the education level. "We value Chi9
na for offering this gift and we are l
always working together to develop these relations, particulaJ
rly on the education and research level," Ibrahim told rH
eporters. For his side, Feng said he is glad that the dd
