Chapter 7 Into Africa
"I am a soldier of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, I volunteer to join the medical team for peacekeeping in Donia, and I take an oath! I will always be loyal to the motherland and the people! I will abide by the "UN Charter," live up to my mission, and display the good image of our army as a civilized and mighty division on the international stage!"
Under the bright red flag of the August 1st Army, dozens of peacekeeping medical team members dressed in camouflage uniforms and wearing blue berets raised their right arms neatly, and the sound of frustration made the entire venue full of solemnity and solemnity.
The swearing-in meeting of the South China Military Region's peacekeeping medical team to Doña was solemnly held in the training camp hall.
Zhang Sheng was also in the ranks of taking the oath, thinking that he was about to go to a foreign land, he was also fluctuating and emotional.
After a series of ceremonies such as the presentation of flags and the presentation of condolences and condolences by the provincial and municipal support offices, the medical team members were divided into two buses and headed to the provincial international airport, where they will arrive in Tannic by special plane, and then transfer to a United Nations small plane to fly to the Doña mission area.
In the African Union, the Tannik Kingdom, which has a stable situation and an increasingly powerful country, has become a pivotal political force, and in various peacekeeping operations in Africa, the Tannik Kingdom often undertakes tasks such as pivotal turnover.
On the bus, Zhang Sheng and Xia Jing sat together. During this time, the two became good friends, eating in restaurants, sitting together in class, and even queuing together when they went to the epidemic prevention center to get vaccinated.
Fan Wenquan also seemed to have no thoughts, and he didn't talk to Xia Jing during this time.
The bus is running very smoothly, most of the team members look out the window and are silent, starting from today for the next month, they will live in a foreign land thousands of miles away, at this time looking at the land scenery of their hometown, their hearts are full of nostalgia.
"Are you nervous?" Xia Jing suddenly asked Zhang Sheng in a low voice.
Zhang Sheng shook his head and said: "You can't talk about nervousness, in fact, haven't you heard the experience of your predecessors tell you? When you go out to peacekeeping, there are three periods, the first period is the excitement period, then the depression period, and the last is the impetuousness period. ”
Xia Jing nodded lightly and said, "Yes." After a pause, he said, "When we get to Donia, we're not in the same mission area, are we?"
Zhang Sheng said: "Well, I'll go to the acupuncture center, in the third public hospital in the urban area, you have to go to the refugee area, it's more dangerous, you have to pay attention to safety." ”
Xia Jing nodded silently.
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After nearly 20 hours of flight, the special plane carrying the peacekeeping medical team arrived at Tannik Dutambul, a tourist attraction on the east coast of Africa, whose beaches have the reputation of golden beaches, and the whole city is full of high-rise buildings, very prosperous, and people of all colors rub shoulders with each other, almost making people forget that this is Africa.
When he came here, Zhang Sheng thought of Miss 6, she is the future queen of this kingdom, and the strength of the 6 families has influenced Zhifu overseas, which can be seen from this.
After a short break in Tembur, the team flew to Doñago on a small United Nations plane.
When he arrived in Doniago, it was already evening, and the Chinese Embassy in Doniago held a banquet to wash the dust of the medical team and settle the medical team After resting for the night in a hotel in Doniago, Zhang Sheng parted ways with the entire medical team the next day.
Zhang Sheng alone was sent to the acupuncture center of the No. 3 National Public Hospital in Doniago, and the peacekeeping medical team will go to a camp more than 100 kilometers away, which is very close to the mines run by Chinese companies and closer to the two refugee camps, which belong to the mission area where the Chinese peacekeeping infantry battalion can independently complete the peacekeeping mission, where the medical team will build a field hospital equivalent to a second-level hospital, in addition to serving Chinese peacekeepers and employees, it will also undertake the task of diagnosis and treatment of some refugees.
At the same time, Zhang Sheng was given property by the medical team, such as mobile phones, clothing, tools, and doña francs, and in addition, he was also given some daily necessities, including two boxes of mineral water.
However, he was the only one in the entire medical team who remained in the city of Doniago, and he would receive the daily necessities directly from the embassy in the future, and the medical team would settle the accounts with the embassy.
The ambassador was very concerned about Zhang Sheng's work in the acupuncture center alone, and specially asked Zhang Sheng about his French language, and after the conversation, he felt that Zhang Sheng could fully cope with the daily communication with the locals, and he was relieved, after all, if Zhang Sheng sent an interpreter alone, whether it was the embassy or the Donia side, it seemed a little inappropriate.
The No. 3 public hospital is far away from the embassy, and along the way, Zhang Sheng was able to get a preliminary impression of Doniago.
Donia is an ethnically mixed country, with blacks and mixed-race people as the majority, followed by whites and Arabs, and Donia, with a population of more than 20 million, is one of the least reached countries assessed by the United Nations.
As the largest city in Donia, Doniago can also be seen as one of the country's spots.
This is a very unique city, completely different from all the cities in the country, the urban area has high-rise commercial areas, but more often, there are slums composed of tin houses and thatched houses, and around the business districts, those small villas full of European exotic villas, which show the huge gap between the rich and the poor in this country, it is said that in Donia, one percent of the population controls more than 90 percent of the country's resources, which is quite terrible for an extremely poor country.
According to figures released by the United Nations last year, nearly 70 percent of Donia's population is illiterate, and more than 50 percent of the population is below the poverty line, living on less than $1 a day, a figure that is likely to worsen as the country's civil war erupts.
"Dr. Zhang, try not to go out here, let alone drive by yourself, pay attention to safety. Xiao Li, who was driving, pouted in front of him.
Zhang Sheng also noticed that on the narrow and congested road, all kinds of dilapidated and strange cars, motorcycles, modified cars, and tricycles are rampage without the consciousness of abiding by traffic laws, and pedestrians of all colors on foot are also in the seams, and the road conditions are very unsatisfactory, and there are many potholes on the roads in the urban area, and it rains, and the mud is incomparable, and the filth of some shops is directly dumped on the road, and there are very few traffic lights here, and it is said that there are only four traffic light intersections in the entire urban area.
Xiao Li was warm-hearted, and said: "After a while, if you are not satisfied with the accommodation conditions arranged by the hospital, you can tell me, I will negotiate with them, in African countries, many times they do not act according to the treaty, if we do not take the initiative to negotiate, acquiesce in their arrangement, in the end we will suffer a dumb loss." ”
Zhang Sheng nodded slightly.
Doña is the counterpart aid country of the South China Department of Health in China, every two years the South China Health Department will send a medical team over, usually divided into four groups stationed in Dodonia four regions, in Dodonia for seven to eight people, of which there will inevitably be four acupuncture doctors stationed in the acupuncture center, and the medical team stationed in the capital also has a fixed residence, is located in the suburbs of a two-story villa, the villa is not small, the medical team members each have a room, all kinds of conditions are very good.
Because the medical center was built with the aid of China in the 90s, and acupuncture doctors have been stationed in the acupuncture center to give lectures and cultivate acupuncture talents for the local area, the living conditions of the medical team in the capital have been greatly improved as a result of long-term cooperation.
However, it is a pity that when the rebels attacked the capital, fierce battles broke out near the medical team's station, and the medical team's station was destroyed, not to mention that the current public security situation in the urban area is already very poor, not to mention the suburbs, Zhang Sheng is alone, and it is naturally not suitable to go to the suburbs to live.
Thinking about it, Zhang Sheng couldn't help but have a little headache, the medical team of the South China Health Department has all been evacuated, cooks, drivers, etc. are no exception, by themselves, cooking is a problem, the traditional food of the local Donia, that is not to be touched, is the embassy's guide, and has always reminded Chinese citizens to try to find a more high-end restaurant when dining in Doniago, because the local food, the health situation is really worrying.
Shaking his head, Zhang Sheng didn't think much about it, even if he came, he would be safe, not to mention his body, even if he drank raw water and ate raw food in Donia, there was no problem, but it was not easy to accept psychologically.
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