Cameroon - October 07, 2024

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy hospital ship "Peace Ark", which is on the Mission Harmony-2024, arrived at the port of Douala in Cameroon on Monday to conduct a seven-day visit and provide medical service to local residents.

It marked the hospital ship's first visit to the central African country.

The Cameroonian government held a grand welcome ceremony at the dock of the hospital ship, with the attendance of Cameroonian military and political officials, local residents, staff of the Chinese embassy in Cameroon, representatives of overseas Chinese and Chinese-funded institutions in Cameroon.

The hospital ship will offer diagnosis and treatment services on its main platform while dispatching expert and medical teams to local hospitals, military bases, communities, and government institutions to conduct activities such as joint medical treatment, academic exchanges and emergency skills training.

The hospital ship conducted a joint training with two patrol ships from Cameroon's navy in the waters off the port of Douala on Sunday.

The training testified each other's command, communication and coordination capabilities and laid solid foundation for strengthening military cooperation and exchanges between the two sides.

The "Peace Ark" set sail from a military port in Zhoushan in east China's Zhejiang Province in mid-June for Mission Harmony-2024.

During the mission, the ship will visit 13 countries and make port calls to France and Greece.

This is the 10th Mission Harmony for "Peace Ark" since its commissioning in 2008.

There are over 100 personnel on board the maritime hospital, featuring 17 clinical departments and 5 auxiliary diagnostic departments.

The "Peace Ark" is the first domestically designed and constructed standard ocean-going hospital ship in China.

Shotlist:
Cameroon - Oct 7, 2024:
1. Chinese hospital ship "Peace Ark" sailing;
2. People at port welcoming "Peace Ark";
3. Medical workers on "Peace Ark";
4. Military band playing instruments;
5. Various of people at port welcoming "Peace Ark", waving national flag of China;
6. People greeting, shaking hands;
7. Various of welcoming ceremony in progress;
8. Soldiers on ship, flags;
At sea - Oct 6, 2024
9. Crew member giving order;
10. Ship sailing at sea;
11. Crew member monitoring, giving order;
12. Various of ships sailing at sea;
13. Crew member monitoring;
14. Various of ships sailing at sea.

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