Starting from February 19, 2024, Professor Luo Dan, the director of the Global Health Center at Central South University and the School of Public Health, and Professor Yan Jin from the Nursing Department of the Third Xiangya Hospital, led a delegation to Sierra Leone. The delegation included Director of Nursing Li Li from the Nursing Teaching and Research Office of the Third Xiangya Hospital, Associate Professor Yang Ning from the Emergency Department of the Xiangya Hospital, Supervisor Nurse Yang Guoli from the Respiratory Department of the Third Xiangya Hospital, and Supervisor Nurse Wang Xiao from the Surgery Center of the Third Xiangya Hospital. Their visit encompassed various institutions in Sierra Leone, such as the Chinese Embassy, the Ministry of Health, the 34th Military Hospital, the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Biosafety Laboratory, and the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital.
On February 19, accompanied by several Chinese (Hunan) medical team members supporting Sierra Leone, the delegation visited the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone and received a warm welcome from Mr. Du Zijun, Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone. Professors Luo Dan and Yan Jin briefly introduced the core content of the China Medical Board (CMB) Global Health Project and the China-Africa Partner Institute Exchange Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology, as well as the subsequent visit and exchange plans. Counselor Du Zijun warmly welcomed the Central South University delegation and expressed willingness to support and assist in the delegation's follow-up exchanges, on-site research, talent cooperation, and further deepening of Sino-African cooperation initiatives.
Central South University Delegation Visits the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone
On February 21, accompanied by Chinese medical diplomatic officer Xia Yinyin from the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone, the Central South University delegation visited the Ministry of Health in Sierra Leone. They held in-depth discussions with Dr. Mustapha Kabba, Deputy Chief Medical Officer; Dr. Alie Hwusie, Deputy Chief Medical Officer in charge of Public Health; Amba Coker, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer; and Safula Mansaray, among other key officials. Both parties exchanged views on global health issues, maternal and child health, patient safety, mutual visits and exchanges of medical personnel, talent joint training, and research cooperation.
Central South University Delegation Visits the Ministry of Health in Sierra Leone
On February 22, a ceremony for the launch of the first batch of China-Africa Partner Institute Exchange Projects, funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the signing of the cooperation agreement between the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University and the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital took place in front of the outpatient hall of the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. Counselor Du Zijun of the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone, Amba Coker, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer of the Ministry of Health in Sierra Leone, Vandana Joshi, Medical Director of UNICEF, Sarah Conteh, Director of the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital, and Professor Luo Dan, Director of the Global Health Center at Central South University, attended the ceremony. The project, the only medical project among the first 10 projects funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, aims to reduce the mortality rate of children under 5 years old, safeguard maternal and child health, and promote Sino-African cooperation through management training, personnel exchanges, and research.
Signing Ceremony of Cooperation Agreement between Xiangya Third Hospital of Central South University and Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital
From February 22 to 23, the Central South University delegation visited the 34th Military Hospital in Sierra Leone and the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Biosafety Laboratory. They engaged in extensive discussions with the Chinese expert group providing assistance to Sierra Leone in tropical disease prevention and control, biosafety governance, global health issues, and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of infectious diseases.
Central South University Delegation Visits Sierra Leone-China Friendship Biosafety Laboratory and the 34th Military Hospital in Sierra Leone
Starting from February 26, the Patient Safety Project, funded by the China Medical Board (CMB), began its one-week on-site assessment at the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital. The Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital praised the significance of the patient safety research work at the project's launch briefing, expressing sincere gratitude for the medical assistance provided by previous Chinese medical teams. The Patient Safety Project team will also conduct one-week on-site assessments at Connaught Hospital, the largest public hospital in Freetown, and Makoni Hospital in the neighboring province. This project marks the first time the World Health Organization's "Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Assessment Framework" has been used to systematically assess the status of patient safety management in Sierra Leone's medical institutions. The aim is to provide reference and recommendations for the Sierra Leonean health department in formulating policies to improve patient safety and enhance the quality of medical services.
Patient Safety Project Team from Central South University Conducts Interviews, Surveys, and On-Site Observations at Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital
2023 marks the 60th anniversary of China's dispatch of foreign aid medical teams and the 10th anniversary of President Xi Jinping's proposal to build a community with a shared future for humanity and the Belt and Road Initiative. Central South University actively responds to the national initiative and has a long history of medical aid and cooperation with African countries. In 1963, the first foreign aid medical team dispatched to Algeria included an obstetrician and gynecologist from Xiangya. Since 1973, Central South University has sent nearly a hundred medical team members to assist Sierra Leone. Since 2023, Central South University's Third Xiangya Hospital and the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital have initiated a cooperative project under the mechanism of the National Health Commission's paired hospital cooperation, assisting in the construction of "One Center (Telemedicine Center)" and "Three Specialties (Cardiovascular Internal Medicine, Otolaryngology, and Ophthalmology)." The delegation from Central South University will use this visit as an opportunity to further strengthen research and innovation cooperation between China and Sierra Leone, deepen medical and cultural exchanges, promote the improvement of Sierra Leone's medical treatment level, and contribute more to deepening Sino-African cooperation and building a community with a shared future for humanity.
(First Review: Zhou Xingcan, Second Review: Li Ruijun, Third Review: Li Xuejun)
Source: Xiangya School of Medicine
Link: https://xysm.csu.edu.cn/info/1226/8010.htm?jump_from=1_05_37_01
