It was almost midnight. In the emergency room of the China Secondary Hospital in the Bukawu peacekeeping mission area of the Congo (DPRK) Bukawu, a Pakistani peacekeeping soldier covered his face with his hands, his expression was very painful.
"Doctor, I accidentally swallowed a foreign object and felt very uncomfortable." The soldier spoke very hard. After learning about the situation, Lu Shuai, the dentist of the 25th peacekeeping medical team in the Congo (DPRK) learned about the situation, he immediately used X-ray to accurately locate the foreign object. With the assistance of Lin Lu, a doctor from the Department of Anesthesiology, Lu Shuai quickly took out the foreign object. The Pakistani peacekeeper said gratefully: "Thank you doctor, I feel much better now."
Congo (DPRK) has a long rainy season, is wet, and Malaria is high in incidence, and people are very prone to being bitten by mosquitoes and infected with diseases. In order to do a good job in health and epidemic prevention, the 25th China's peacekeeping medical team to the Democratic Republic of Congo, in addition to completing the treatment work, also actively connects with the peacekeeping troops and provides high-quality and efficient medical insurance for the staff in the task area.
Not long ago, the team came to Egypt's peacekeeping police camp for inspection. The reception has not yet begun, and the peacekeeping soldiers who came to consult and see the doctor have already lined up. "Doctor, my right arm is always itchy these days, and several comrades have the same situation." said an Egyptian soldier. After careful examination, Luo Han, the leader of the medical team, diagnosed this as worm-biting dermatitis and immediately gave targeted treatment. Several patients with severe illness were later sent to China's secondary hospitals for hospitalization.
My peacekeeping medical team members provide treatment for UN staff. Photo by Li Xiaolong
Whenever you visit a medical inspection site, the team will organize personnel to carefully detect the water quality of the water source to ensure timely discover abnormal indicators, predict the risk of infectious diseases, and block the source of infection. They also carefully guided soldiers at relevant points to do a good job in sanitation and disinfection of the camp and personal hygiene protection to ensure that all hygiene and safety indicators are qualified.
Faithly fulfill its mission and maintain world peace. Since its deployment to the mission area in October last year, China's 25th peacekeeping medical team to the Democratic Republic of Congo has received a total of 521 patients and successfully completed various medical treatment tasks. In July this year, all 218 officers and soldiers from the 25th batch of Chinese peacekeeping troops, including medical teams, were awarded the United Nations "Medal of Peace".
