On the morning of August 20, the opening ceremony of the “Overseas Chinese Medical Mutual Fund to Fight COVID-19” was held at the “Health Center” in Makeni, Lusaka, which was organized by the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification in Zambia .The President of China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification in Zambia, Mr Li Tie, Executive Director of China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification in Zambia and Overseas Chinese Mutual Fund Management Committee Director, Mr Che JianJun, Vice Director Zhou Wei, Deputy Director of Zambia, Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification in Zambia, Zhang Rong-hua , Vice President, Huang Xianggao, Zhai Xianghua, Wei Changlong, chief Financial officer Yao Hai-Ming, Resistance to Disease of Mutual Fund members and member of loving people unveil the nameplate for the Zambia Overseas Chinese Medical Disease Resistance of Mutual Fund Health Center.
Mr Li Tie, Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification in Zambia, said the Health Center will serve as a backup force and necessary supplement to the“China Hospital”, a designated hospital for treating CoVID-19 patients in Zambia, and will be used to receive patients before the Chinese hospital is officially operational. Mr Li Tie stressed that Health Center will only accept asymptomatic infected persons or mildly ill patients; He went on to say patients with moderate or severe illness shall be transferred to Chinese hospitals or local hospitals for professional treatment. Medical professionals will assist in determining the classification of symptoms of patients admitted to the Health Center. Mr Li disclosed that Health Center provide accommodation, public health, medical platforms and telemedicine assistance to provide guidance to patients; The health center is open to all Chinese in Zambia, with priority given to foundation members.
