Conakry: The signing and unveiling ceremony for the first China-Africa Joint Medical Center agreement took place on Wednesday at the Sino-Guinean Friendship Hospital in Conakry. The landmark agreement marks a significant step in international medical collaboration between China and Africa.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the agreement was signed by Shen Hongbing, deputy head of the National Health Commission and head of the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration of China, along with Guinean Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, Oumar Diouhe Bah. The partnership aims to address Guinea's public health needs by establishing a new medical center in collaboration with leading medical institutions in Beijing and the Sino-Guinean Friendship Hospital.

The initiative is designed to transform the hospital into a regional center in West Africa, focusing on precision diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, minimally invasive surgery, and AI-assisted medical care. This will be achieved through technology transfer, talent training, standard-setting, quality control, research collaboration, and industrial development.

Guinean Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah expressed his gratitude to the Chinese medical teams that have been assisting Guinea for decades. He emphasized the importance of leveraging China's medical expertise to train a new generation of Guinean cardiologists, neurologists, and surgeons, with the goal of building an independent and sustainable healthcare system in the country.

"Today's agreement opens a new chapter in our cooperation," Prime Minister Bah stated. "We will work together to enhance professional expertise and introduce advanced medical technologies."

The Chinese medical team in Guinea has a long-standing history, dating back 57 years, when the first group of 36 medical experts from Beijing arrived in 1968.