STORY: Chinese medical team offers free clinic check-ups for children in Tanzania's Zanzibar
SHOOTING TIME: March 6, 2024
DATELINE: March 8, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:01
LOCATION: ZANZIBAR, Tanzania
CATEGORY: HEALTH

SHOTLIST:
1. various China medical team members performing free clinics
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): AMOUR KHALFAN ABDALLAH, Parent, Local government
representative
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): ASMA ALI YUSUPH, Head teacher of Kidutani Nursery School
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JIANG GUOQING, Leader of the 33rd batch of the Chinese medical team

STORYLINE:

The 33rd batch of Chinese medical team offered free treatment and medication to 334 children of Kidutani Nursery School located in Tanzania's Zanzibar on Wednesday.

Amour Khalfan Abdallah, a local government representative and a parent, thanked the Chinese medical team for the free service.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): AMOUR KHALFAN ABDALLAH, Parent, Local government representative
"I am so happy as a parent that our children got this opportunity here at Kidutani Nursery School. These doctors from China's medical team give hope to our children. We are so grateful for this."

Asma Ali Yusuph, the head teacher of Kidutani Nursery School, also expressed his gratitude.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): ASMA ALI YUSUPH, Head teacher of Kidutani Nursery School
"This initiative is very good because here, doctors can diagnose various problems which are hard for their parents to know without proper check-ups like this."

Jiang Guoqing, the leader of the 33rd batch of the Chinese medical team, said the free clinic check-ups were important for the children.

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JIANG GUOQING, Leader of the 33rd batch of the Chinese medical team
"I think this is very meaningful and important because the health of children is the future of the country and the future of their families. We have a deep friendship and I hope our friendship will last forever in the future."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Zanzibar, Tanzania.
(XHTV)