BEIJING, July 23 -- Recently, military doctors from the Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark successfully completed two complex orthopedic operations in collaboration with Tanzanian doctors during the Harmony Mission-2024.
北京7月23日电 连日来，正在执行“和谐使命-2024”任务的海军“和平方舟”号医院船海上医院军医与坦桑尼亚当地医生联合完成2例高难度骨科手术。
On July 16, during a medical tour made by the Chinese medical team, orthopedic expert Yang Jun met a 33-year-old woman who said experiencing numbness, pain, and weakness in her left upper limb, severely affecting her daily life.
7月16日，海军“和平方舟”号医院船海上医院骨科专家杨军随医疗分队前往当地医院巡诊中，一名33岁的女士向杨军诉说自己左上肢麻木疼痛无力，严重影响生活。
After a thorough examination and scientific diagnosis, Yang recommended the patient to receive the anterior cervical spine surgery. The surgical site of the patient was near the cervical arteries, trachea, and esophagus, even the slightest surgical mistake can be life-threatening. With the consent of the patient, Yang Jun, along with other Chinese medical experts and local doctors from Muhimbili National Hospital of Tanzania, formed a joint surgical team to design surgery plan.
经过详细检查和科学诊断，杨军向患者给出实施颈椎前路手术的建议。这名患者的手术部位临近颈部动脉、气管和食道，稍微有一点失误都有可能危及生命。得到患者同意后，杨军与中国援坦医疗队队员以及坦桑尼亚穆希比利国家医院医生组成中坦医生联合手术团队，一起规划手术方案。
At 8 a.m. on July 18 local time, the joint surgical team began the surgery. Despite it being their first collaboration, the doctors coordinated seamlessly. The surgery was successfully completed in just over an hour.
当地时间7月18日上午8时，中坦医生联合手术团队开始为患者进行手术。虽然是第一次合作，但中外医生配合默契。一个多小时后，手术顺利结束。
The following day, led by a Chinese expert, the joint surgical team successfully performed a rare and complex scoliosis surgery for a 21-year-old Tanzanian youth with a medical history of over 10 years.
次日，由中方专家再次主刀，中坦医生联合手术团队又成功为10多年病史的21岁坦桑尼亚青年，成功开展罕见的严重脊柱侧弯截骨矫形手术。
It is learned that the Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark arrived at Port of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on July 16, local time, for a seven-day goodwill visit and medical service. This is the third time for the Peace Ark to visit Tanzania.
据了解，海军“和平方舟”号医院船于当地时间16日抵达坦桑尼亚达累斯萨拉姆港，进行为期7天的友好访问并提供医疗服务。这是“和平方舟”第3次访问坦桑尼亚。
