Muthomi Ireri
China’s navy hospital ship, the “Peace Ark,” has arrived in Mozambique as part of its “Harmony Mission-2024,” for a week-long visit to provide medical services to local residents. This marks the fourth stop on its current mission and the ship’s first return to Mozambique in seven years.
Upon the ship’s arrival, local residents lined up at the port, undergoing registration and temperature checks before boarding the vessel for consultations and treatment. Among the medical team were several special guests—former international students from China’s Naval Medical University who are now healthcare professionals in Mozambique. These alumni reunited with their Chinese mentors to jointly serve the local community.
Dr. Zhou Shu, who studied in Shanghai in 2018, expressed enthusiasm about the collaboration. Similarly, Nurse Miao Yunxi, a non-commissioned officer at a local hospital who studied at the Naval Medical University in 2019, volunteered in the ophthalmology clinic alongside her former Chinese teacher.
HUANG Hai, an officer involved in the “Harmony Mission-2024,” emphasized the importance of this cross-border medical collaboration. He noted that “foreign military students trained by the Naval Medical University bring back the medical technology they learned in China to serve the Mozambican people in their own country, which vividly illustrates the spirit of compassion, love, and joint protection of doctors across borders.”
After completing its mission in Mozambique, the “Peace Ark” is set to continue its journey to South Africa, Angola, and other destinations, extending its medical services to more local communities.
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