Libreville, September 1, 2024 (AGP) – Consultations of the medical caravan aboard the Chinese hospital ship “Arche de Paix” took place on September 30, 2024 at the Port of Owendo in the presence of the Minister of Health, Professor Adrien Mougougou and the Chinese Ambassador to Gabon, ZHOU Ping, we noted.
More than 4,000 Gabonese and other nationalities combined were transported from certain hospital structures such as the Sino-Gabonese hospital of Belle Vue 2 to the port of Owendo, in order to benefit from consultations in various specialties of medicine within of the Chinese ship “Ark of Peace”.
“These consultations come at a time when we are moving towards the celebration of 50 years of friendship of cooperation with this brother country,” declared the Minister of Health, Professor Adrien Mougougou, before expressing Gabon’s expectations towards the China.
“In this area of health, we expect in China-Gabon cooperation, the construction of a large tertiary level hospital. So, this is a clear example of active cooperation between our two countries and particularly in the field of health,” he underlined.
Consultations continue.
For the Minister of Health, the objective with the construction of a tertiary level hospital is to bring, not only this high level technology within the reach of Gabonese people, but also to invite specialized Chinese doctors to effectively provide high-level care to the Gabonese population,” he said.
Remember that this medical caravan is being organized in conjunction with Gabonese specialists and that the registration of patients continues in Gabonese military hospitals. Also, mixed teams consult in certain Gabonese hospitals, notably the Owendo University Hospital, military hospitals, etc.
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