On March 20, 2026, local time, the 26th Chinese Medical Team aiding Zambia, led by Captain Professor Zhang Yingjian, traveled to Livingstone, the tourist capital of Zambia's Southern Province. They visited the Livingstone Central Hospital (Livingstone University Teaching Hospital) to write a touching chapter of China-Zambia health cooperation through a heartwarming and profound medical supply donation and fact-finding seminar.
At the donation ceremony, the medical team solemnly handed over a batch of urgently needed supplies, including specialized digestive endoscopy instruments and medical consumables, to the Livingstone University Teaching Hospital.Carrying the profound care of Chinese medical professionals, these medical supplies will be directly deployed to the clinical frontline, alleviating the local shortage of medical equipment.
Following the seminar at the Livingstone University Teaching Hospital, a highly practical and masterfully inherited technical training session on digestive endoscopy officially commenced as the core segment of the event.From standardized protocols for endoscopic operations to the precision identification of early gastrointestinal cancers, and further to endoscopic therapeutic techniques for common conditions, the experts of the medical team generously shared all their knowledge and demonstrated every operational step.
This cross-border technical assistance across mountains and seas is safeguarded by a solid and long-term cooperation mechanism.On January 28, 2026, the China-Zambia Joint Working Group on Digestive Endoscopy Technology and Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Gastrointestinal Cancer—initiated by the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, the leading institution of the current medical team—was successfully included in the first batch of registered joint working groups under the China-Africa Hospital Alliance.
This milestone breakthrough officially propels China-Africa health cooperation in the field of digestive endoscopy into a brand-new phase characterized by institutionalization, specialization, and long-term sustainability, paving a solid road for enduring collaboration between China and Zambia in gastrointestinal disease management.
Professor Zhang Yingjian, Captain of the medical team, stated that being listed in the joint working group marks a brand-new starting point. Relying on the robust technical support of their home-base hospital and using the Livingstone University Teaching Hospital as a collaborative link, the medical team will root China's advanced endoscopic technologies for early cancer diagnosis and treatment into Zambia through continuous technical output, talent cultivation, and academic exchanges, ensuring that local residents benefit from high-quality medical services for a long time to come.
During the exchange session, medical professionals from China and Zambia sat together, speaking freely and conducting in-depth discussions on the epidemiological characteristics and clinical challenges of local digestive diseases. The collision of ideas vividly demonstrated the benevolence of physicians and the sincerity of cooperation.
At the event site, Zhang Yingjian accepted an exclusive interview with local mainstream media.He explained the clinical applications of the donated supplies in detail, profoundly elaborated on the long-term significance of the digestive endoscopy training, and firmly stated that, backed by the solid support of the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology and the platform of the China-Africa Hospital Alliance Joint Working Group, they will continue to deeply cultivate cooperation in the early screening and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, bringing high-level, sustainable medical services to more Zambian people.
