Navy "Silk Road Ark" Provides Medical Services to Troops at South China Sea Islands and Reefs
On the morning of May 31, the Chinese Navy hospital ship "Silk Road Ark" set sail from a military port in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, to carry out the "Health Delivery to Maritime Borders" mission in the South China Sea and the coastal islands of South China. For this mission, a team of over 70 medical personnel from military hospitals and the Navy Medical University was assembled to provide free consultations, physical examinations, traditional Chinese medicine therapy, surgical treatment, and health education services to the stationed personnel and their families. This is the third time the "Silk Road Ark" hospital ship has performed this mission since it was commissioned in 2024. (Reporters: Lu Dongfang, Zhang Dongpan, Tang Lei, Zhang Dongjie, He Kexin, Li Zhen, Xu Mingyu)
The Chinese Navy's 'Silk Road Ark' hospital ship departed from Zhanjiang, Guangdong, on May 31, 2024, to provide medical services in the South China Sea. The mission involves over 70 medical personnel offering free consultations, physical examinations, traditional Chinese medicine therapy, surgical treatment, and health education to military personnel and their families stationed on islands.
- Chinese Navy's 'Silk Road Ark' hospital ship departed from Zhanjiang, Guangdong.
- The mission is to provide free medical services to stationed personnel and their families.
- Over 70 medical staff are involved in the operation.
- This is the third such mission since the ship's commissioning in 2024.