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Medical services provided on the 'Harmonious Mission-2017' Peace Ark from China

Bihan Tang1, Y Han1, X Liu1

  • 1Health Service Department, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.

BMJ Military Health
|February 6, 2021
PubMed

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The 2017 "Harmonious Mission" provided extensive humanitarian medical services, including over 50,000 outpatient visits and 252 operations, highlighting key demands in ophthalmology and surgery.

Area of Science:

  • Global Health
  • Military Medicine
  • Humanitarian Aid

Background:

  • The Chinese Naval ship Peace Ark conducted the 155-day "Harmonious Mission-2017" in Africa and Asia.
  • This mission provided humanitarian medical services to eight low-income countries.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the details of medical services provided during the "Harmonious Mission-2017".
  • To identify the demand for specific medical services in underserved regions.

Main Methods:

  • Extracted patient demographic and medical data from electronic medical records.
  • Coded diagnoses and procedures using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM).
  • Analyzed data using descriptive statistics and SAS software.

Main Results:

  • 115 medical personnel conducted 50,758 outpatient visits, 10,232 medical patrols, and 252 operations.
  • Top outpatient departments included ophthalmology, general surgery, internal medicine, orthopedics, and traditional Chinese medicine.
  • Most common operations were lipoma excision, cataract extraction, and skin lesion removal.

Conclusions:

  • The study identified key medical service demands during the "Harmonious Mission-2017".
  • Documenting these experiences is crucial for optimizing future humanitarian medical missions.
Abstract

Keywords:
health policyinternational health servicesquality in health care

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