中国援外医疗队助力非洲国家抗疟

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Across the dense, tropical forest in the African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe, a team of Chinese scientists is waging an all-out fight against malaria — one of the deadliest diseases for local residents. Since 2017, they have visited every single one of the country's nearly 300 villages to grasp a clear understanding of the infection's spread, promoted new medicines and trialed innovative ways to deliver them, as well as trained public health professionals. ▲  Members of an anti-malaria medical team from the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine run tests at a laboratory in Comoros last month. Wang Guansen/Xinhua "In the past, local children were sometimes warned against wandering around due to the high risk of catching malaria. A parent who has four children once told me that hospitals felt like their second home due to the rampant spread of the disease," said Li Mingqiang, a researcher at Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine's Artemisinin Research Center in Gua ………………………………