Upon agreement being reached regarding civil-military cooperation with the navy personnel manning the Guangzhou Class Destroyer, GPHL put it into practice quickly by sending medical personnel to the army. On April 5, it assigned a professional medical team consisting of doctors and nurses from Guangzhou Baiyun Mountain Hospital (GZBYMH) and Guangzhou Caizhilin Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Caizhilin) to the warship, receiving warm greetings from the soldiers.

Due to long-lasting marine combat training, the soldiers are faced with physical issues, among which neck pains, shoulder pains, loin diseases, leg problems and respiratory diseases are relatively common. On April 5, Liu Wensong, head of GZBYMH and Zhang Jinlian, secretary of the CPC in GZBYMH led a medical team to conduct on-site treatment for the soldiers; whilst another team of three famous TCM doctors under the guidance of Du Lihua, secretary of the CPC in Caizhilin carried out free medical consultation for the soldiers. For the whole day, while having the treatment, the soldiers also had the chance to experience the charm of TCM and the profound culture of a China Time-honored Brand.

According to Chen Bigen, secretary of the board of GPHL, the activity ended quite well with satisfying results and good overall effect. GPHL will implement continued practice of the agreement by making good use of its own resources and technological advantage to provide drugs and medical consultation services for the soldiers of the Guangzhou Class Destroyer. Furthermore, it will organize physical examinations for the soldiers, to assist in preventing them from catching occupational diseases and hold TCM cultural events among them to keep them engaged in the TCM culture.

(Translator: Cheryl Ma; Editors: Simon Haywood, Olivia Yang, Monica Liu)