On July 4, a meeting was held in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of China sending its first-ever international medical aid team. China dispatched its first foreign medical team to Algeria in 1963, marking the first chapter in the story of China's international medical aid.

3,600, 9.56 million

Between 2018 and 2022, China dispatched nearly 3,600 medical workers abroad via international medical aid teams, serving 9.56 million patients.

50%, 50%

In China's international medical teams, some 50% of the members are senior medical and health service workers, and more than half of the members are aged between 36 and 45.

30,000, 76, 290 million

Over the past six decades, China has sent 30,000 medical team members to 76 countries and regions around the world, providing treatment for more than 290 million patients.