To promote the culture of traditional Chinese medicine in the hearts of the people, the Chinese medical aid team in Malta provides free clinics for local elderly people
The 19th China-aid medical team from the Mediterranean Traditional Chinese Medicine Center in Malta provided free medical services to local elderly people at the Birgu City Hall in Malta on the 24th and donated medicines to them.
Members of the medical team gave lectures on traditional Chinese medicine self-care massage, demonstrated some self-care massage techniques for common diseases and discomfort symptoms, and introduced the traditional Chinese medicine effects, preparation methods and drinking precautions of the special ginger soup made by the medical team, which aroused strong interest from the people at the scene. . After the demonstration, the medical team provided them with free medical services such as health consultation, blood pressure and blood sugar testing, and ear acupuncture.
Miriam Ancileri, 65, told reporters at the scene about her experience of receiving acupuncture treatment last year. She said that after she injured her foot, she went to the Mediterranean Traditional Chinese Medicine Center for diagnosis and treatment. Only one acupuncture treatment relieved the pain, which made her admire the miraculous efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine. "Malta has a Chinese medical team, and I am very happy and proud of this." .
John Boxall, mayor of Birgu, told reporters that inviting the Chinese medical team to provide free medical services to the elderly in the city "is a very good benefit" and hopes to hold more similar activities in the future to allow citizens of different ages to further improve their health and well-being. Understand the culture of traditional Chinese medicine.
Feng Hua, captain of the 19th Chinese Medical Aid Team to Malta, said that in order to further promote the culture of traditional Chinese medicine in the hearts of the people, since March this year, the medical team has joined hands with the Malta local city hall to carry out lectures and free clinic services at the grassroots level of the community. Each city held 5 traditional Chinese medicine themed lectures and free clinic activities.
In 1994, the Chinese and Maltese governments cooperated to establish the Mediterranean Regional Traditional Chinese Medicine Center, and the Jiangsu Provincial Health Commission dispatched medical teams to carry out diagnosis and treatment work. So far, China has sent 19 medical teams to Malta, and a total of 250,000 patients have been diagnosed and treated.