Zuberi Muvunyi the Director General of Clinical and Public Health Services at the Ministry of Health said that the size of the Chinese medical team in Rwanda reached over 200 members in only 18 missions. This, he said, indicates the extent of bilateral health cooperation between Rwanda and China.
Muvunyi, who also awarded certificates of honor to members of the 18th Chinese medical team, said health cooperation between the two countries has had important developments in different areas including infrastructure, equipment and education, targeting further cooperation in redeveloping Rwanda’s health sector in harmonization with needs of the Rwandan people and considering developments in regional integration.
The 18th Chinese medical team working in Kigali’s Masaka Hospital and Kibungo Hospital in Eastern Province made real contribution to the improvement of local health services, said Xing Yuchun, charge d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Rwanda.
Since 1982 when China sent its first medical team to Rwanda, Chinese medics have treated more than 800,000 Rwandans and carried out over 26,000 operations, said Xing.
Besides, they have been providing medical equipment, training Rwandan medical personnel and transferring medical knowledge and skills to trainees and other Rwandan people, she added.
“The Chinese medical team helped us and treated our patients, which led to improvements of Rwandan people’s health,” said Kibungo Hospital director William Namanya.
He added that the Chinese doctors also helped with capacity building of medical staff working in the hospital.
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