China has said that with its visiting medical team, they
will help Bangladesh assess the injuries and provide emergency humanitarian
medical assistance based on needs, including sending more emergency medical
teams to treat patients on-site and providing necessary medical supplies.
This is the first emergency medical team from China to
Bangladesh since the formation of the interim government, which highlights two
countries' excellent bilateral relations and the deep bond of mutual support
between the two peoples, said Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen.
At the invitation of the interim government, the Chinese
National Emergency Medical Team arrived at Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International
Airport on September 22.
Envoy Yao Wen and Additional Director General of Directorate
General of Health Services
Sheikh Sayidul Haque were present to receive the team.
Yao said many civilians have suffered during the recent
uprising in Bangladesh.
As the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partner, he said,
the Chinese government expresses its condolences to the victims and sympathy to
the families of the deceased and the injured.
"China and Bangladesh have been supporting each other
through thick and thin, and the Chinese people deeply empathize with the
hardships faced by the Bangladeshi people," said Ambassador Yao.
Dong Qian, Head of the Chinese National Emergency Medical
Team and Deputy Director from the Department of Medical Emergency Response of
the National Health Commission (NHC) of China said that with the coordination
among the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Commerce, the China
International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) and the support of the
Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh, the team has come to Dhaka to provide
humanitarian assistance.
The team is composed of experts from the West China
Hospital, one of the top hospitals in China, with specialty in general surgery,
trauma care, orthopedics, rehabilitation, critical care, ophthalmology and
other fields.
Sheikh Sayidul Haque, Additional Director General of
Directorate General of Health Services, on behalf of the Bangladeshi Government
and the people, expressed deep gratitude to the Chinese government for sending
an emergency medical team to Bangladesh.
He said this is the first medical team sent by a foreign
government to Bangladesh since the establishment of the Interim
Government.
"No matter fighting COVID-19, dengue, or floods,
Chinese friends are always standing closely by the Bangladeshi people," he
said.
The Bangladesh side will provide full cooperation and
assistance to the Chinese National Emergency Medical Team to help more injured
recover as soon as possible.
