Maputo, Mozambique – From May 4 to 8, 2026, Dr. Yang Dan from our hospital joined the 26th batch of the China-aided Mozambique Medical Team on a free clinic tour in the Bilene and Macia districts of Gaza Province. The annual initiative brought medical services and care straight to the doorsteps of local communities, effectively addressing the challenge of limited access to healthcare in remote areas.
Group photo of the medical team and staff at Bilene District Hospital
Group photo of the medical team and staff at Macia Health Center
During the preparatory phase, the team conducted field research to gain an accurate understanding of local health conditions: high prevalence of gynecological inflammation, menstrual disorders, and pelvic floor diseases, as well as inadequate pregnancy care and postpartum recovery. Due to transportation difficulties and low health awareness, many minor conditions worsen over time. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, Dr. Yang focused her efforts on these needs—preparing diagnostic tools, selecting appropriate medications, and helping produce illustrated health manuals that translated professional knowledge into accessible information.
Dr. Yang Dan attentively consulting a patient
At the clinic, long queues consistently formed outside the gynecology consultation area. Dr. Yang provided patient consultations and thorough examinations, learning about patients' lifestyle habits and medical histories. She offered standardized guidance on antenatal care, safe delivery, and postpartum recovery for women of childbearing age; screened common conditions and explained menopause management and the importance of early detection for middle-aged and older women; and distributed free medications to those diagnosed, repeatedly explaining proper usage. She also highlighted the impact of prevalent infectious diseases such as malaria and cholera on women's health, creating memorable slogans on mosquito prevention and food/water hygiene, and conducted health education sessions through interactive Q&A to promote the concepts of early prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
Long queues of female patients waiting patiently for consultations
Local residents actively reading health education materials
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." During the tour, Dr. Yang provided hands-on training to local healthcare workers through lectures, video demonstrations, and simulation exercises, sharing internationally accepted obstetrics and gynecology protocols, emergency procedures, and clinical experience. She also participated in small-group teacher training sessions, helping to build a sustainable local talent pipeline. This effort successfully enrolled 41 primary care providers into the trainer database—truly leaving behind a "medical team that won't leave."
Local medical staff practicing CPR after training
The tour served over 200 local residents and distributed dozens of categories of free medications, with gynecology patients accounting for nearly half of all consultations. One villager remarked, "In the past, we had to travel to the provincial capital for serious illnesses. Now experts come to us—it's a huge help!" The district administrator of Bilene expressed strong recognition of the team's work and hope that such activities would continue.
As an obstetrics and gynecology physician on an overseas mission, Dr. Yang feels both a deep sense of honor and responsibility in using her professional skills to protect the health of African sisters and in building a bridge of health for China-Mozambique friendship. She will continue to work diligently, leaving both skills and warmth on this soil, so that health benefits can reach more people.
