ULAN BATOR, June 26 (Xinhua) -- A medical team from China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Wednesday started to provide free medical examinations and treatment to Mongolians.
"We are here to offer free medical exams to Mongolian people. I hope that the service, part of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Mongolia, will help further strengthen the friendly relations between the two peoples," Bao Changshan, head of Cardiology Department at Inner Mongolia International Mongolian Hospital, told Xinhua.
During their stay, which will last until July 5, the medical team, which consists of cardiologists, internists, gynaecologist and orthopedic surgeons, will offer free medical checkups for residents of the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator and other provinces, including Khuvsgul in the northwest.
"I was examined by a Chinese cardiologist. I am grateful to the Chinese doctors for providing free health care services for Mongolian people," Osor Doljinsuren, resident of Ulan Bator, told Xinhua.
