On 20 September, Ambassador Xu Yingzhen and all members of the 19th Chinese medical team to São Tomé and Príncipe met with the Minister of Health of São Tomé and Príncipe, Mr. Costa. The Director of the National Central Hospital of São Tomé and Príncipe, Mr. Mandinga, the Counsellor of the Embassy of São Tomé and Príncipe, and some officials of the Ministry of Health of São Tomé and Príncipe, attended the ceremony.
Ambassador Xu introduced the 19th batch of medical team members and hoped that they would uphold the spirit of the Chinese medical team, work actively, promote the friendship between China and São Tomé and Príncipe, and contribute to deepening bilateral medical cooperation.
Minister Costa welcomed the arrival of the new team, thanked the Chinese government for its assistance to São Tomé and Príncipe's medical field, fully affirmed the positive role played by the Chinese medical team in improving the local medical level, hoped that the new team would continue to strengthen bilateral exchanges and training, and wished them a happy life and work in São Tomé and Príncipe.
Earlier, Ambassador Xu met with the members of the 19th batch of Chinese medical teams to aid São Tomé and Príncipe at the Embassy and briefed them on the situation.
(Source: Embassy of the People's Republic of China in São Tomé and Príncipe)
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