The next morning, Liu Tangchun woke up leisurely. But the sky outside was still dark, as if it was still night.
People sleep less as they get older. And the capital is further north than Ningyuan. It is completely understandable that the sky is still dark after waking up in the morning. But getting up too early is always a bit troublesome. It is now four in the morning
At half past three, the hotel's breakfast would not be served until half past six. After washing up, Liu Tangchun began to sit down and read the information.
Although the medical team to aid Africa is an independent operation of China, organizations such as WHO will also consciously provide some assistance to the members of the medical team. This is especially because the African region lacks a systematic basic medical system and insufficient planned immunization resources.
It is of course impossible to implement a planned immunization policy in a place where drugs are in short supply. Therefore, some infectious diseases that are almost never seen in China are still active in the ancient land of Africa.
Liu Tangchun was looking at such a document. As a chief physician with more than 30 years of working experience, Liu Tangchun was also a person who stepped out of an era when domestic medical care was very poor. Those who needed to mobilize the power of the whole country could be eliminated.
He knows much better than those young doctors about how terrible the disease is.
Although Liu Tangchun did not catch up with the vigorous schistosomiasis eradication campaign as a medical staff, he still heard about it. In fact, even today, schistosomiasis has not been completely eradicated in China. Although the number of new infections every year increases
It has changed from the original "regional, concentrated" outbreak to the current "sporadic infection", but it has to be said that after more than 60 years of treatment, China still has not been able to completely eliminate this parasite.
As one of the five permanent members of the United Nations and the second largest economy in the world, China has barely managed to reduce the estimated number of schistosomiasis infections to 37,000 over more than 60 years. However, there is no epidemic prevention work at all.
In Africa, where the World Health Organization and the United Nations are taking action, the prevalence of schistosomiasis is astonishingly high. Of the estimated 200 million cases of schistosomiasis infection in the world, more than 90% are in various regions of Africa. And the medical teams aiding Africa are not immune to the disaster.
Many young members of the medical team are not vigilant enough about local basic services, or simply lack understanding of schistosomiasis. Therefore, such imported infection cases are not uncommon.
Liu Tangchun is going to Tanzania this time, which happens to be an area with a high incidence of schistosomiasis. And the information he is looking at is the local infectious disease epidemic report submitted by who.
The more Comrade Liu looked at it, the deeper his frown deepened. He almost wanted to call and scold his incompetent African students. The recent infectious disease epidemic in Tanzania is really not a light one. The epidemic reported by WHO alone is
There are three types: cholera, anthrax, and chikungunya. As for schistosomiasis and other parasites, there is simply no accurate statistical data. It is really difficult to calculate the infection rates of these "common diseases" in the eyes of Africans.
Liu Tangchun is not a professional in public health, parasites or infectious diseases, but this does not prevent him from being highly vigilant about infectious diseases in Africa. This is also related to the characteristics of emergency work. Patients with infectious diseases who will be sent to the emergency room are generally
They are all seriously ill and highly contagious. Since SARS, doctors in China have gradually changed from the original thinking of "emphasis on treatment and light on prevention" to the current thinking of "grasping with both hands, both hands must be hard". And such changes,
The price was paid in blood.
As the sky gradually grew brighter, Liu Tangchun took the document and went to the hotel restaurant to have breakfast. He only got the document last night and read it for the first time this morning. The more he read it, the more he felt the burden on his shoulders.
Some are too heavy.
There are a total of 25 doctors going to Tanzania this time, most of them are doctors from ophthalmology, general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology and laboratory medicine. There are no specialized infectious diseases doctors. This means that if
If we need to face a sudden outbreak, members of the medical team may not be able to respond at all. Let alone support medical treatment, I am afraid that members of the medical team will be in danger.
"You got up very early." At half past seven, Professor Zhu Minhua finally arrived at the hotel. He looked at Liu Tangchun who had already finished breakfast and sighed. "You wake up early in the morning to read documents?"
"Lao Zhu, you have to help me." Liu Tangchun put down the document in his hand and rubbed his eyes tiredly. "You are familiar with people in the ministry. Can you help me ask about the medical team currently in Africa?
Are there any specialized infectious disease doctors here?”
"Where can I ask about this?" Zhu Minhua looked confused. "Although the medical team is selected from below by the National Health Commission, it is also arranged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Where can I ask for the list?"
"Then think of a way." Liu Tangchun frowned and handed over the document in his hand, "Since last year, the cholera and anthrax epidemics in Tanzania have been spreading. This group of medical teams in the past did not have professional knowledge of infectious diseases.
There are no doctors, not even doctors with medical background. With such a team configuration, it is okay to provide basic medical care and itinerant diagnosis and treatment, but it basically does not have the ability to deal with infectious diseases."
Zhu Minhua scratched his bald head, shook his head and said, "The medical team is treated as a treasure in Tanzania, but you will not be allowed to go to any dangerous areas. If you are only stationed in big cities, you should not be required.
Are you worried about this?"
Liu Tangchun's frown deepened, "Actually, if this team configuration was placed two years ago, no, even a year ago, there would be no problem. But since June, Tanzania has reported more than 8,000 cases of cholera. This
The threat to the medical team is too great."
"The formation of the team must have happened eight months ago. Do you think that everyone is like you, Liu Tangchun, and you can still join the team after it has set off?" Zhu Minhua rolled his eyes at Liu Tangchun. "Now that you have seen these
Report it, then let’s remind other team members when we work later.”
Liu Tangchun sighed, and made a heartfelt gesture towards Zhu Minhua, "Old Zhu, brother, you should know why I was assigned to the medical team, right? It's because of hospital infection management. I'll be honest.
You said, I'm really afraid of this now. When it comes to infectious diseases, Lao Liu, it's like there are little bugs crawling up my spine, from L4 all the way to T3."
"Just say it's itchy from your waist to your chest." Zhu Minhua was a little dismissive of Liu Tangchun's heartfelt words. Anyway, even if he worked hard to help Liu Tangchun find the list, if there is any surprise then,
It is impossible for Liu Tangchun to have any good way to deal with the fact that the countries responsible for each medical team are different, not to mention the possibility of cross-border spread of a certain epidemic. Even if the epidemic is limited to Tanzania, the medical team cannot transfer people from other countries.
Go to Tanzania.
"I'll be honest." Seeing Zhu Minhua's lack of reaction, Liu Tangchun thought for a moment and lowered his voice, "I'm going to Tanzania this time, and I still have two places on hand."
Liu Tangchun went to Tanzania through the CDC's transnational exchange program. Tanzania sent an invitation letter, and then Comrade Liu went to Tanzania as a specially invited expert to guide the work. As a specially invited expert from Tanzania, Liu Tangchun could theoretically bring two
Go with the experts.
However, Liu Tangchun did not intend to take any of the doctors in the Fourth Central Hospital with him. Since he was relegated to avoid the limelight, there was no need to take his disciples and grandchildren to leave their hometown and follow him to distant Africa. But this did not
This means that he really plans to go to Africa alone.
In fact, Liu Tangchun originally planned to recruit an emergency nurse from the capital and take him with him. However, the position of a nurse not only requires a high sense of responsibility and meticulous observation skills, but more importantly, if you want to get into work as soon as possible,
Then you have to find a nurse you are familiar with and can work with. And this kind of nurse is really hard to find.
Since it is difficult to find, then settle for the next best thing. Liu Tangchun thought about it for a while and decided to decisively modify the goal. Nurses who do not cooperate well will not play as big a role as other attending doctors. Considering the epidemic risks that Tanzania may face, Liu Tangchun
During breakfast, we decided to hire an infectious disease doctor or public health management expert to go with us.
Unfortunately, the hospitals in the capital are not strong in this aspect. In the ranking of domestic infectious disease hospitals, Shanghai Huashan Hospital and the First Hospital of Zhejiang University are tied for the top spot, while the third place is Nanfang Hospital of Nanjing Medical University. There are five hospitals in the capital that can
Ranked in the top ten, but the ranking is not particularly high. And the sixth-ranked association guarded him like a thief... Liu Tangchun shook his head and put all his hopes on Zhu Minhua.
"Two places?" Zhu Minhua was stunned, and then asked with a strange smile, "How about we go to Peking University First Hospital later?"
The Department of Infectious Diseases of Peking University First Hospital ranks tenth in the country. Director Lin of the Department of Infectious Diseases is a member and secretary of the Society of Tropical Diseases and Parasitology of the National Medical Association. The Department of Infectious Diseases under her leadership has great expertise in liver diseases caused by infectious diseases.
In-depth research.
"That's a good relationship." Liu Tangchun immediately laughed, "But it's easy for me to go in. I'm afraid it won't be very convenient for you, Professor Zhu, to enter their hospital?"
"What's the inconvenience?" Zhu Minhua smiled sinisterly, "In the worst case, I'll register a number! After registering, can they still let me in?"
The two directors of the emergency department were both impatient. After confirming the arrangements later, they left the hotel directly. They walked around the road with their hands behind their backs, and within a few minutes, they arrived at the Peking University First Hospital.
"Excuse me, please register." As the host, Zhu Minhua naturally couldn't let Liu Tangchun queue up. He stood in the queue at the registration window and waited in line for about 40 minutes before walking to the window.
"All the calls for the Department of Infectious Diseases have been made today." The cashier in the window waved his hand towards Zhu Minhua impatiently, "You can come back tomorrow."
"Have you finished hanging up?" Zhu Minhua was stunned, "What about the non-expert account?"
"Everyone has to make an appointment." The cashier pointed to the promotional poster next to him, "Look at that." Then he shouted towards Zhu Minhua's back, "Next one!"
Lao Zhu was squeezed away from the window by the anxious family members lining up. He looked at the content on the poster and was a little unsure whether he should call Director Lin directly to explain the situation.
At this time, a commotion suddenly came from the waiting area behind the window. Zhu Minhua turned his head, but was startled by the scene in front of him.
Liu Tangchun was struggling with a middle-aged man, and Liu Tang, who had served in the military, was obviously better at fighting than the middle-aged man. With a slight trip under his feet, he knocked the middle-aged man to the ground. But
However, Liu Tangchun could not rush up and punch the man twice. Four or five people appeared out of nowhere behind him. Those who suddenly came out raised their fists and hit Liu Tangchun on the head.
Liu Tangchun quickly dodged the attack and yelled at these people, "What the hell, you dare to cheat other people's life-saving money?!" After cursing, Comrade Liu threw off his down jacket and walked towards