Over the past nearly five decades, Hunan province has sent 36 medical teams, consisting of 438 medical workers, to Africa, as part of its efforts to echo the central government’s call to ramp up medical assistance to the continent.

The report released by the Hunan Provincial Health Commission, revealed that, over the period, its medical staff has conducted nearly 200,000 operations, with medical treatment reaching more than 830,000 people in Africa.

During this time, medical workers from Hunan have always adhered to the philosophy of equality, mutual trust, win-win cooperation, and innovated ways of assistance, offering benefits to the independent development of African countries. The project has made positive contributions to promoting China-Africa medical cooperation and enhancing bilateral people-to-people exchange.

ChinAfrica 360 interviewed Chinese medical team members from The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University of Hunan Province, to know their pains and gains in aiding in Africa.