JUBA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The 13th batch of the Chinese medical team in South Sudan on Wednesday provided first-aid training to local staff at the clinic of the University of Juba.
Emmanuel Abdalla Lokosa, a 43-year-old laboratory technician at the clinic, was among 10 medics who attended the program, with a focus on wounds and fractures caused by falls and accidents.
He told Xinhua that the training facilitated by Chinese orthopedic doctor Fang Yong had reawakened and furnished his mind with knowledge.
"I remembered the first aid training in 1998 with the Red Cross on how to handle persons with fractures and those wounded in war zones," Lokosa said in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
He noted that the training has refreshed the staff at the university clinic with valuable knowledge to help them provide timely and effective emergency first aid for victims of accidents in their communities.
"We appreciate this training, and we want it to continue because we shall be in a position to help many victims outside the university," Lokosa said.
Victoria Moriba John Sayed, 60, a general doctor who has worked at the university since its founding, said that the one-day training has empowered clinicians at the university with practical knowledge and skills to deal with complex situations.
"We are now aware and able to provide first aid at any given time and then transfer the victim to a health facility later," she said.
Zhang Erqing, leader of the Chinese medical team, stressed that the training is essential for health practitioners, especially those in primary health centers, to handle emergency situations.
"We are not just seeing patients here, but most importantly, we are helping to build the capacity of health practitioners. In the future, we shall have more such training for laboratory, gynecology and general surgery," he added.
A total of 196 Chinese medical personnel have served in South Sudan since 2012, providing medical services to over 90,000 patients, performing more than 1,430 surgeries, and rescuing more than 30,000 critically ill patients, according to the Chinese Embassy in South Sudan.
