The fifth batch of Chinese medical teams aiding Cambodia went to Pursat Province to carry out free medical inspections

China News Service, Phnom Penh, September 26 (Yang Qiang, Zhang Yanlin) The fifth batch of Chinese medical teams (traditional Chinese medicine) aiding Cambodia went to Bosat Province on the 26th to carry out free medical inspections. This is one of the stops of the large-scale free clinic tour organized by the Chinese medical team in Cambodia, "Traditional Chinese Medicine Overseas to the Grassroots", and it is also another time that this team has delivered high-quality traditional Chinese medicine services to the "doorsteps" of local grassroots people.

At 5 o'clock in the morning that day, the team members loaded boxes of silver needle equipment, proprietary Chinese medicines, blood pressure monitors and health education materials into the car and set off for Krakor District Referral Hospital, 200 kilometers northwest. Hearing that a group of Chinese doctors were arriving with silver needles and medicine boxes, surrounding villagers came in the rain and lined up early to wait.

"Transferring Traditional Chinese Medicine to Grassroots Overseas" will be launched in 2024 by the third batch of Chinese Medical Team (TCM) aiding Cambodia. Since the operation began, this team has entered many provinces in Cambodia. "We will move the clinic wherever there is a need." Chen Honglin, the captain of the medical team, said that since the fifth batch of Chinese medical team (TCM) aiding Cambodia arrived in Cambodia, they have traveled from Banteay Meanchey Province to Prey Veng Province. Pursat Province is their destination for the third consecutive year.

On the 26th, a free clinic provided a variety of traditional Chinese medicine services including acupuncture treatment, chronic disease consultation, health guidance, and free medication distribution. In front of the consultation table, the team members listened patiently, carefully examined the patient's body, felt the pulse and tongue, and treated based on syndrome differentiation. The local climate is hot and humid, and people's daily work is intensive. Joint pain, neck and lumbar pain, shoulder and knee joint discomfort and other symptoms have become the main medical conditions for patients.

Acupuncture was the most anticipated event of the day. Supali, an 88-year-old Cambodian woman, has been suffering from shoulder and knee pain for many years. When she heard about the arrival of Chinese doctors, she made a special trip to receive treatment accompanied by her family. The medical team members pressed carefully on her knees, selected acupoints, and then gently twisted the silver needles. After the treatment, the old man had a look of surprise on his face, and then he clasped his hands together to express his gratitude in the simplest way.

Many people are exposed to acupuncture for the first time. When the pain is relieved between a few thin needles, these silver needles also become the starting point for them to understand traditional Chinese medicine.

Members of the medical team also distributed Chinese patent medicines based on patient symptoms and syndrome differentiation, and patiently informed them of medication dosages, dietary taboos and other precautions. The medical team simultaneously carried out on-site teaching and introduced the theory and operation points of acupuncture to Cambodian doctors in detail, allowing traditional Chinese medicine to take root at the grassroots level in Cambodia and benefit more people in the long term.