Chinese Government dispatches 4th medical team to Port Moresby Hospital

On October 1, 2008, an agreement was signed between the governments of PNG and China for a Chinese medical team to work at the Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) under a two-year exchange program. Minister for Health and HIV/AIDS Sasa Zibe signed the agreement with Chinese Ambassador to PNG Wei Ruixing in Port Moresby in the presence of Health Secretary Dr Clement Malau, PMGH chief executive officer Dr. Alphonse Tay and delegates from the Chinese embassy. The 10 person team would include eight doctors, an interpreter and a chef. The team of doctors included a neurosurgeon, anesthetist, pathologist, obstetrician and gynecologist, dentistry surgeon, oncologist, acupuncturist and a cardiologist. During their visit, the team would provide equipment and drugs for the hospital. This was China’s 4th Medical Mission to PNG, it was preceded by the 1st Medical Mission in 2002 (#37712), the 2nd Medical Mission in 2004 (#37785), and the 3rd Medical Mission in 2006 (#39292), and followed by the 5th Medical Mission in 2010 (#63847), the 6th Medical Mission in 2013 (#63848), the 7th Medical Mission in 2014 (#63849), the 8th Medical Mission in 2017 (#63850), the 9th Medical Mission in 2018 (#63851), and the 10th Medical Mission in 2019 (#63852).

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