BEIJING, Nov. 16 -- "The Chinese Ministry of National Defense will host the Conference on Military Medicine of the 3rd China-Africa Peace and Security Forum from November 20 to 26," said Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang at a regular press briefing on Thursday.
According to the spokesperson, the conference will be organized by the PLA Academy of Military Sciences. Leaders and medical experts from the military health departments of 25 African countries are invited to attend the event.
Under the theme of "Strengthening Exchanges and Cooperation, Protecting Health of Service Members", the event aims to share China's experience and practices in military health system construction and talent cultivation, as well as corresponding forces construction and scientific research achievements with relevant countries, and also to explore ways and measures of strengthening China-Africa military medicine cooperation and addressing challenges jointly in the field of health care, noted the spokesperson.
