中桑医疗合作谋新篇 第35批援桑医疗队同桑卫生研究院院长会面

Core Points - The 35th Chinese medical team to Zanzibar met with Mayassa Salum Ally, the director of the Zanzibar National Institute of Health Research, to discuss medical cooperation plans, continuing a 60-year history of Sino-Zanzibari medical collaboration [1][3] Group 1: Public Health Collaboration - The focus of the collaboration includes malaria prevention, with the Chinese expert proposing to adapt China's "137" strategy to a local "248" model to enhance case tracking through a rapid response mechanism [3] - The medical team plans to conduct a health system assessment and seek funding from the World Health Organization and local government to help reduce the malaria burden [3] Group 2: Traditional Medicine Development - Zanzibar relies heavily on traditional medicine, with around 300 registered herbal medicines, but lacking scientific validation; the Chinese team proposed introducing traditional Chinese medicine formulation techniques to standardize herbal production [4] - Mayassa expressed the need for assistance in establishing a herbal assessment system, particularly for herbs claimed to treat HIV and cancer, and proposed a joint field survey [4] - Both parties aim to focus on talent development, with a request for standardized textbooks for herbal collection and processing, and the establishment of a Sino-Zanzibar traditional medicine database [4] Group 3: Historical Context and Future Directions - The meeting not only continues the traditional friendship between China and Zanzibar but also outlines future cooperation directions to address public health challenges and modernize traditional medicine [4]