STORY: Chinese medical team to Kiribati receives gratitude from local medics
SHOOTING TIME: Aug. 16, 2024
DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:20
LOCATION: Tarawa
CATEGORY: HEALTH

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Tungaru Central Hospital
2. various of the Chinese medical team working with local medics
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SUN HUI, Doctor of the third batch of Chinese medical team to Kiribati
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RAKABA, Ultrasound technician of Tungaru Central Hospital
5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SUN HUI, Doctor of the third batch of Chinese medical team to Kiribati
6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): RAKABA, Ultrasound technician of Tungaru Central Hospital
7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SEMAIAC, Doctor of the Radiology Department, Tungaru Central Hospital
8. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): URIAM, Surgeon of Tungaru Central Hospital
9. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): ZHAO SHANSHAN, Doctor of the third batch of Chinese medical team to Kiribati
10. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): URIAM, Surgeon of Tungaru Central Hospital
11. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): ZHAO SHANSHAN, Doctor of the third batch of Chinese medical team to Kiribati
12. SOUNDBITE 10 (English): URIAM, Surgeon of Tungaru Central Hospital
13. various of Dr. Wang Zhanqing receiving gifts
14. SOUNDBITE 11 (English): WANG ZHANQING, Captain of the third batch of Chinese medical team to Kiribati
15. SOUNDBITE 12 (Chinese): Doctors of the third batch of Chinese medical team to Kiribati

STORYLINE:

Since arriving in Kiribati in December 2023, the five members of the third batch of the Chinese medical team to Kiribati have worked side by side with their medical colleagues at Tungaru Central Hospital in Tarawa, the country's capital.

On the occasion of China's seventh Doctors' Day, which falls on Aug. 19, the local medical staff extended their sincere gratitude to the Chinese medical team.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SUN HUI, Doctor of the third batch of Chinese medical team to Kiribati
"I'm Dr. Sun. I come from China. I'm an ultrasound physician. Now I'm working in Tungaru Central Hospital, Radiology Department."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RAKABA, Ultrasound technician of Tungaru Central Hospital
"Hi, everyone. My name is Rakaba. I'm one of the ultrasound technicians working with Dr. Sun. He has been working with us (for) nearly a year. He helped us a lot (by) doing a lot of scans. We are lucky to have him here. And we are blessed to work with Dr. Sun. He has done a lot of amazing parts in helping us, teaching us new skills and knowledge, and we are very thankful for that. Happy Doctors' Day."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SUN HUI, Doctor of the third batch of Chinese medical team to Kiribati
"Thank you. Ko Rabwa (Thank you)."

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): RAKABA, Ultrasound technician of Tungaru Central Hospital
"Ko Rabwa (Thank you)."

SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SEMAIAC, Doctor of the Radiology Department, Tungaru Central Hospital
"Hello, I'm Semaiac from Kiribati. I'm working within the Radiology Department with my colleague, Dr. Zhao Yuying from China. So before, we faced difficulties to receive our reports, but now we are very grateful. We can receive our reports within 30 minutes. And she is the one (that) also can operate this machine. She is also the one that can do the report on this machine. So without her, we cannot do our work. So thank you Dr. Zhao Yuying for your help to our country and for the people of Kiribati."

SOUNDBITE 6 (English): URIAM, Surgeon of Tungaru Central Hospital
"Dr. Shan, she is an anesthesiologist. She works with us in operating, doing the most common anesthetic cases. Thank you very much for having us, working with us. It's an honor to work with you."

SOUNDBITE 7 (English): ZHAO SHANSHAN, Doctor of the third batch of Chinese medical team to Kiribati
"The honor is mine."

SOUNDBITE 8 (English): URIAM, Surgeon of Tungaru Central Hospital
"Thank you very much."

SOUNDBITE 9 (English): ZHAO SHANSHAN, Doctor of the third batch of Chinese medical team to Kiribati
"Happy Doctors' Day."

SOUNDBITE 10 (English): URIAM, Surgeon of Tungaru Central Hospital
"Thank you. Happy Doctors' Day."

Wang Zhanqing, captain of the Chinese medical team to Kiribati, also received a cake and a bunch of flowers from the staff of the Emergency Department of Tungaru Central Hospital.

SOUNDBITE 11 (English): WANG ZHANQING, Captain of the third batch of the Chinese medical team to Kiribati
"It is my pleasure to work here and participate with you. I will try my best to help Kiribati people. Thank you."

SOUNDBITE 12 (Chinese): Doctors of the third batch of Chinese medical team to Kiribati
"Happy Doctors' Day."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sydney, Australia.
(XHTV)