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The 27th Chinese Medical Team has provided free medical consultations and healthcare services to more than 300 residents at the Wilberforce Health Centre in Freetown.
The medical outreach, held on September 5, was organised in partnership with the Wilberforce Health Centre and FMC under the “100 Teams, 1000 Villages” initiative, which forms part of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Beijing Action Plan.
A multidisciplinary team of Chinese medical professionals provided services across several areas, including internal medicine, surgery, gynaecology, ophthalmology, ear, nose and throat (ENT) care, and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
Residents who attended the outreach received medical examinations, treatment advice, medications, eye screenings and specialist referrals based on their individual health needs.
Some patients also benefited from acupuncture and gua sha treatments aimed at managing chronic pain.
The outreach brought Chinese and Sierra Leonean healthcare workers together, with local personnel and volunteers supporting patient registration, triage and interpretation throughout the exercise.
Officer-in-Charge of the Wilberforce Health Centre, Osman Kamara, expressed appreciation for the initiative, describing the outreach as a valuable contribution to healthcare delivery in the community.
Kamara also called for the Chinese medical team to return regularly to provide similar services to residents.
The outreach forms part of broader China-Sierra Leone health cooperation and efforts to expand access to medical services at the community level.
