Members of the third Chinese medical team and Health and Wellness Minister, Colonel Jeffrey Bostic (centre) as well as Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China in Barbados, Yan Xiusheng (to the left of Bostic).
Third Chinese medical team to begin work
The third Chinese medical team is set to commence work at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in August.
Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China in Barbados, Yan Xiusheng explained that the team comprises eight members and is led by Dr. Wang Dong. This team will work in Barbados for a period of six months.
He stated this on Friday night while addressing the reception at the Chinese Embassy to welcome the third Chinese medical team and bid farewell to the second medical team.
The Ambassador additionally told the gathering, which comprised some patients, senior doctors and heads of departments of the QEH, of the work completed by the second medical team during their time in Barbados.
“In the past 12 months, the second medical team, with sound cooperation with their counterparts at the QEH, performed some750 surgery operations and offered treatment to more than 6,000 outpatients. Out of that, not only a large number of common and frequently-occurring diseases were cured, but also quite a few rare ones, some of which even became precedent in the medical service of Barbados.”
During the proceedings, the second delegation was commended for their professionalism and work by the local senior doctors and the patient who spoke. Health and Wellness Minister, Colonel Jeffrey Bostic also extended appreciation on behalf of Barbados highlighting the desire to deepen ties in the area of public health care between the two countries.
Bostic disclosed that to date “medical support has been provided by two medical teams comprising five surgeons, five physicians and six nurses across the specialities of nuclear medicine, anesthesia, rehabilitation, orthopaedics, critical care and nephrology.”
He said “these disciplines were carefully selected in keeping with the range of services to be improved and strengthened at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. I acknowledge the inestimable value of medical expertise your teams have provided to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital especially for orthopaedics and vascular interventions. This work will go a long way in mediating the list of patients awaiting orthopaedic and vascular surgeries.”
The first Chinese medical team worked at the QEH for a period of six months from December 2016