Tanzania’s Zanzibar elder gains new lease on life through Chinese medical expertise
Chinese and Tanzanian doctors pose for photos with patient Omar Haji Makame after a successful laparoscopic surgery at Lumumba Hospital in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Oct. 20, 2025. (The 35th Chinese medical team in Zanzibar/Handout via Xinhua) Since the 1960s, over 800 Chinese medical professionals have worked in Tanzania’s Zanzibar, performing more than 240,000 surgeries and saving tens of…
