Speaking to Xinhua, Jibril Abas, CEO of Trunesh Beijing Hospital, said the medical facility located in the southern outskirts of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa has been able to give lifesaving medical treatment because of Chinese medical assistance. "We have a Chinese medical team which has stayed here for a year. As part of the Chinese government's continued support to Ethiopia's public health sector which started in 1974, the 21st batch Chinese medical team arrived in the east African country last year. The current Chinese medical team consisting of 16 medical specialists including those with neurology, neurosurgery, cardiology and dentistry specialty. Notable among the previous Chinese medical personnel in Ethiopia is the deceased doctor Mei Gengnian, who led the first Chinese medical mission to Ethiopia more than 40 years ago.

Source: Ethiopian News August 21, 2020 03:56 UTC