‘Traditional Chinese medicine is a “national business card”. As a Chinese medicine acupuncture doctor, it is also my unshirkable responsibility to actively spread traditional Chinese culture, using traditional Chinese medicine as a bridge.’ Ji Weipeng said.

By Feng Qirong

On 11th February, the 20th China (Jiangsu) medical team to Guyana went to Guyana again, to continue to carry out the 8-month foreign medical aid work. What did they gain from the medical aid work in the previous 4 months? Recently, the reporter got in touch with the medical team members, and listened to their stories.

Soon, 3-year-old Carlos will be discharged from Georgetown Public Hospital. After 3 months of treatment, he was able to walk, and is having the rehabilitation training before discharge.

Last November, due to an accidental fire in his home, Carlos suffered burns on 33.5% of his body. For him, Gong Zhenhua, a member of the medical aid team and deputy chief physician of the Burns Department of Nantong First People’s Hospital, formed a rescue team of 8 people together with doctors of Georgetown Public Hospital immediately, and carried out comprehensive treatment for the injured child through multi-department collaboration.

After 4 operations and 21 dressing changes, at present, Carlos’ wound has completely healed. He is undergoing rehabilitation training, and will be discharged from the hospital soon. The reporter learnt that in the past, for serious illnesses like Carlos’, local people usually chose to go to an American hospital for treatment. However, the arrival of the Jiangsu medical team to Guyana brought high-quality diagnosis and treatment to local people’s doorsteps.

Ji Weipeng, the only traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in the medical aid team, got a lot of ‘fans’ with his abilities in Guyana.

Vinny in his 50s is a martial arts coach in Guyana. Since 2009, he has started to receive acupuncture treatment. He was deeply impressed by various batches of medical aid teams. Due to years of martial arts training, he has a back injury and suffers from chronic pain. Ji Weipeng not only patiently performed acupuncture and massage, but also taught him to use Baduanjin and Tai chi to relieve pain. Not long ago, Vinny invited Ji Weipeng to visit his martial arts school, and taught him self-defence martial arts. A deep friendship was formed between the doctor and the patient.

‘Traditional Chinese medicine is a “national business card”. As a Chinese medicine acupuncture doctor, it is also my unshirkable responsibility to actively spread traditional Chinese culture, using traditional Chinese medicine as a bridge.’ Ji Weipeng introduced that during the foreign aid work period, he gained more recognition and trust using traditional Chinese medicine methods such as acupuncture and cupping.

The foreign aid medical team also went to Chinese-funded enterprises in Guyana to carry out health consultations and first aid training.