STORY: Chinese doctor helps improve neonatal care in Papua New Guinea
SHOOTING TIME: April, 2024
DATELINE: May 2, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:00
LOCATION: Port Moresby
CATEGORY: HEALTH

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Papua New Guinea
2. various of the Port Moresby General Hospital
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU YIN, Pediatrician, China medical team in Papua New Guinea

STORYLINE:

The 13th batch of the Chinese medical team in Papua New Guinea has based in Port Moresby General Hospital since October 2023.

Liu Yin, a deputy chief physician of the neonatology department of the Children's Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University, is one of the team members.

SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU YIN, Pediatrician, China medical team in Papua New Guinea
"This is the maternity ward. After these newborns are born, we come here every day to check on their conditions. If there are any critically ill newborns, we will transfer them to the neonatal unit.
The Port Moresby General Hospital is one of Papua New Guinea's most prestigious hospitals, but its neonatal unit is equipped with outdated facilities and short of medical staff and medication.
There was no professional ventilator, no newborn incubator, short of infusion pumps, no standardized diagnosis and treatment procedures.
In order to change this situation, Chongqing Municipality donated the first professional ventilator to the neonatal unit there.
We held the first neonatal respiratory support technology training course in Papua New Guinea to help pediatric medical workers here master the skills. Four sessions have been held so far, and over 100 medical personnel have been trained, basically covering the whole country."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Port Moresby.
(XHTV)