The award ceremony took place on October 25, during activities marking the 40th anniversary of the sending of the first Chinese Medical Team to Cape Verde. Cape Verde's Prime Minister, Ulisses Correia e Silva, said that this award was in recognition of strong cooperation in the area of health.

The head of government stressed that the contribution of Chinese cooperation in health has been significant, with medical teams that demonstrate great professionalism, quality, good integration, staff training, investments and hospital medical equipment that have enabled the development of the medical system in Cape Verde.

The Chinese Ambassador to Cape Verde, Xu Jie, said that the Chinese teams will continue to carry out their duties with a high sense of responsibility and mission, concerned with providing a quality medical service and attentive to the needs of the Cape Verdean people.

(Source: Expresso das Ilhas, October 26)