STORY: Chinese medical team provides medical training in South Sudan
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 25, 2025
DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2025
LENGTH: 00:02:17
LOCATION: Juba
CATEGORY: HEALTH

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the training
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEPHEN FRIDAY, Principal of Juba Health Science Institute
3. various of the training
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROSE KAREME, Medical trainee
5. various of the training
6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MARGARET KOL, Medical trainee
7. various of the training
8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): DU CHANGYONG, Leader of 12th batch of Chinese medical team in South Sudan

STORYLINE:

The 12th batch of the Chinese medical team in South Sudan has been visiting universities and medical schools, providing hands-on training to young medics.

During these visits, the team delivers classroom lectures and conducts interactive practical sessions, allowing students to engage with the latest medical practices and techniques.

The training features hands-on workshops covering key areas of medical practice, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), blood sugar testing, and blood pressure monitoring.

Stephen Friday, principal of Juba Health Science Institute, highlights that since 2019, the Chinese medical team has played a crucial role in imparting practical medical skills and equipping students for their future careers.
   
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEPHEN FRIDAY, Principal of Juba Health Science Institute
"They are equipping our students with knowledge that is useful for practicing anesthesia. They are gaining more because when they are given the lessons, they go to the hospital for the practical part of it. So what has been taught theoretically, they go practice in the field."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROSE KAREME, Medical trainee
"This course has helped us a lot. We have been able to check the blood sugar, the temperature, and the blood pressure. They also teach us how to scrub our hands. We really appreciate them, because before, we didn't know about it."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MARGARET KOL, Medical trainee
"It's going to help me because we have learned a lot. In the first semester, I learned a lot of theory, but this semester, I have learned a bit of practicals."

SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): DU CHANGYONG, Leader of 12th batch of Chinese medical team in South Sudan
"(We hope to) share our scientific ideas, methods and technologies through the training of talents, so as to prepare a medical team for the local people who will never leave, and benefit the health of local people."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Juba.
(XHTV)