Chinese doctors leave Togo, but their love stays

LOME, Togo — Five months ago, the 25th Chinese medical team came to the health center of Adeta, a small town located in Togo's Plateaux region about 150 kilometers north of Togo's capital Lome, and provided technical assistance to more than 20 local medical staff members, covering gynecology and obstetrics, orthopedics, internal medicine and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

"There are only two registered doctors in Adeta health center, and the local medical equipment is extremely scarce, and their technique is relatively backward," Liu Yu, head of the 25th Chinese medical team to Togo, said.

For obstetrics and gynecology, all diagnoses and surgeries are performed by midwives, who assume both the roles of doctors and nurses.