Chinese military sends the 1st Military Medical Experts team to Sierra Leone

In July 2016, Chinese military sent a team of 10 medical experts from the People's Liberation Army 302 Hospital and Chinese Military Medical Institution to Sierra Leone to work with the medical staffs of 34 military hospital of Sierra Leone's Armed Forces (中国首批援塞军事医学专家). Their duty included establishing the Mobile Electronic Surveillance System for Infectious Diseases (MESSID) which was the first Modern infectious disease prevention and control system in Sierra Lone. The medical team also treated many local patients, trained local nurses and doctors, and sent 15 excellent medical personnel to China for further studying. At the same time, they carried out a number of medical research in malaria, typhoid fever, hepatitis, HIV, Ebola and unknown-origins fevers. On June 2, 2017, a farewell ceremony was held by the Chinese embassy to see the team off to China. Approximately 120 guests attended the event, including the Honorable Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ms. Isata Kabia, Honorable Deputy Minister II of Health & Sanitation Mrs. Zulainatu Cooper, as well as the 60 Chinese doctors, nurses and health experts.

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