The "China-Africa Hospital Alliance" was officially established in Beijing on Friday, marking a significant progress in exploring new cooperation models and creating development opportunities in bilateral health collaboration.
The announcement was made at the China-Africa Hospital Development Conference in Beijing, which was jointly organized by China's National Health Commission and other relevant organizations.
The China-Africa Hospital Alliance aims to integrate high-quality medical resources from both sides to build a more systematic and sustainable cooperation mechanism.
Under the alliance framework, several joint working groups were launched, including the "Health Silk Road AI Development" group. Leveraging China's strengths in medical AI technology, this initiative seeks to enhance the diagnosis and treatment capabilities for prevalent diseases in Africa, such as pediatric epilepsy and congenital heart disease.
"By improving the accuracy of medical diagnoses, we can recommend appropriate treatment methods based on accurate diagnoses. This will not only rapidly increase their diagnostic and treatment rates, but also enhance the success rate of disease treatment, while improving the diagnostic and treatment capabilities of hospitals and doctors," said Tang Yida, Deputy Director of Peking University Third Hospital.
Since 1963, when China dispatched its first medical aid team to Algeria, more than 23,000 medical personnel have been sent to 53 African countries over the past 60 years, treating over 280 million patients. Additionally, China has established over 130 medical institutions in Africa, trained nearly 50,000 local medical staff, and created 45 bilateral hospital cooperation mechanisms. These achievements have laid a solid foundation for the establishment of the China-Africa Hospital Alliance.
China-Africa Hospital Alliance established
