| Chinese medics to work at POMGH |
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| Tuesday,October 07,2008 Posted: 13:15 BJT(0515 GMT) |
| From:驻巴布亚新几内亚使馆经商参处 Article type:Redistributed |
AN agreement was signed yesterday between the governments of PNG and China for a Chinese medical team to work at the Port Moresby General Hospital (POMGH) under a two-year exchange programme which started in 2002.
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, POMGH chief executive officer Dr Alphonse Tay and delegates from the Chinese embassy.
Mr Wei said a team of 10 comprising eight doctors, an interpreter and a chef would be arriving from China next month to work alongside PNG doctors at the POMGH.
He said the team of doctors included a neurosurgeon, anesthetist, pathologist, obstetrician and gynaecologist, dentistry surgeon, oncologist, acupuncturist and a cardiologist.
They will be relieving the current third batch of Chinese medical specialists when their two-year contract ends this month.
Mr Wei said this would be the fourth time for a Chinese medical team to work at the hospital at the request of the PNG Government.
“The programme has brought about a lot of benefits for the POMGH and PNG since it started in 2002,” Dr Tay said.
He said the team consisted of highly qualified doctors who also had time to identify different areas of need at the hospital and put in a request for the Chinese government to address them.
Mr Zibe thanked the Chinese government for providing medical assistance and pledged his support for the initiative.
“During their next visit, the team would provide equipment and drugs for the hospital,” Dr Tay said.
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