Luanda – The People’s Republic of China plans to increase, this year, within the framework of bilateral cooperation, the number of doctors to provide services in Angola, announced this Monday, the Chinese ambassador to Angola, Gong Tao.
Currently, there are 72 doctors in Angola who provide services, mostly based at the Hospital Geral de Luanda (General Hospital of Luanda), in various areas of health.
The ambassador, who was speaking at a press conference to present the general balance of his activities throughout 2020, said that it will be the seventh team of health professionals, consisting of 12 members, to come to Angola as part of the cooperation between the two countries.
Ambassador Gong Tao said that the first group of physicians arrived in Angola in 2009.
“We want to continue supporting Angola in the health sector and not just there, so we continue to negotiate the arrival of the seventh medical team,” he disclosed.
Gong Tao said that the Chinese government also intends to send doctors to provide free services in the communities.
Regarding infrastructure and training, the diplomat said that in 2020, seven hundred Angolans participated in intensive training in various areas in China.
The ambassador said that this year, because of the pandemic, China trained over 100 Angolan professionals virtually, in the areas of administration and finance.
Gong Tao expressed his willingness to continue supporting Angola in the fight against Covid-19, whether with vaccines, test kits or the construction of field hospitals.
Source: Angola Press News Agency