Chinese doctors share their know-how at the University of Lomé

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Extract from the article: The 28th Chinese medical team on a mission in Lomé, capital of Togo, recently organized two high-level academic conferences at the University of Lomé, offering students from the Confucius Institute and the Faculty of Medicine a living immersion in th

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The 28th Chinese medical team on a mission in Lomé, capital of Togo, recently organized two high-level academic conferences at the University of Lomé, offering students from the Confucius Institute and the Faculty of Medicine a living immersion in the knowledge-do and the humanism of Chinese medicine.

 The director of the medical team, Guo Juanjuan, opened the session with a presentation on cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Based on local needs for emergency relief, she explained the essential principles of this "superpower of hands", before guiding the students step-by-step through the practice including gestures, depth and rhythm of chest compressions. «I would never have imagined that two hands could save a life!» , exclaimed Onyeji Confort, a student at the Confucius Institute, excited by this experience which, she believes, could one day allow her to help those around her.

The second intervention, presented by Chang Luchun, focused on "traditional Chinese medicine: the art of body harmonization". He introduced the fundamental concepts of "harmony between man and nature" and "differentiated treatment according to diagnosis", before presenting the development and unique assets of traditional Chinese medicine. Mr. Chang demonstrated cupping and physiotherapy techniques, explaining the choice of acupuncture points and therapeutic indications. Several teachers and students actively participated in the experiment, discovering the effects of energy rebalancing through meridians.

The medical team also showed simple gestures of manual therapy to relieve neck, lumbar and joint pain, illustrating the holistic philosophy of traditional medicine combining body and mind.

The two conferences were greeted by the entire audience. For Professor Aboudou Maman Tachiwou, who is the Togolese co-director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Lomé, this academic activity brings useful medical skills to students. "The Chinese medical mission has fully demonstrated its professionalism and sense of humanity, injecting new vitality into health cooperation between the two countries," he said.

"This series of conferences at the University of Lomé constitutes a new concrete action of our mission of medical aid abroad and rapprochement between peoples," said the director of the medical team, affirming that his team would continue its efforts to share in various forms the medical resources and quality techniques of China.

Source : Xinhua