Chinese Ambassador Chen Mingjian showed up at Zaidia Orphanage in Dar es Salaam to mark two years of the Warm Children's Hearts program, and she brought medical teams plus donations of medicine, food, and school supplies. The health initiative launched back when Professor Peng Liyuan proposed it through the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development, and Tanzania jumped in as a major participant. Chen pointed out that Chinese medical teams have been grinding in Tanzania since 1964, when the first crew landed in Zanzibar, with 35 teams rotating through the islands and 27 hitting the mainland while treating almost two million patients.
Counselor Chu Kun rolled through Ashura Orphanage Foundation in Vingunguti to drop off more supplies, while Chinese Enterprises Association chairman Jiang Yuntao promised member companies would keep supporting vulnerable kids. Dr. Bao Zengtao from the medical team said the whole operation runs as a friendship symbol between the countries while making sure orphans get healthcare access.
The program ties into broader China-Africa cooperation goals that President Xi Jinping announced at the Beijing forum, with health partnerships becoming a bigger focus going forward.
Counselor Chu Kun rolled through Ashura Orphanage Foundation in Vingunguti to drop off more supplies, while Chinese Enterprises Association chairman Jiang Yuntao promised member companies would keep supporting vulnerable kids. Dr. Bao Zengtao from the medical team said the whole operation runs as a friendship symbol between the countries while making sure orphans get healthcare access.
The program ties into broader China-Africa cooperation goals that President Xi Jinping announced at the Beijing forum, with health partnerships becoming a bigger focus going forward.
