The Chinese medical team established stable supply channels for medical consumables such as syringes, gloves, catheters and other essentials, which has helped improve emergency care at the hospital. These medical materials are all from China.

A group of African doctors have been selected to go to Hangzhou, Zhejiang province for further study.

The most serious incident the Chinese team faced was the 2015 Bamako hotel attack. Song and several colleagues were on the front lines treating patients at a rehabilitation center just 500 meters from the scene.

When Song heard the news that three Chinese executives died in the attack, even as a doctor who used to seeing separation and death, he still felt great sorrow for his compatriots. "I just tried to offer what assistance I could to them," said Song after the rescue operation.

Throughout their two years as volunteers, many members of the medical team members felt lonely and homesick, especially during traditional Chinese festivals. However, in order to live up to their Malian hosts' trust and respect, they stuck to their job and finally built the medical team into one of the most renowned in the country.

Medical team members operate on a patient with a bone injury in Mali Hospital. [Photo/ zj.zjol.com.cn]