Chinese doctors provide free medical services in Africa

A Chinese doctor (L, front) talks with patients at a hospital in Masacra, Algeria, May 13, 1966. Since 1963, some 220 million patients in 48 African countries have been treated by Chinese medical personnel as of 2018, according to the National Health Commission. Currently, 983 Chinese doctors are providing free medical services in 45 African countries. (Xinhua/Sun Xingwen)