Four Decades

"China-Rwanda Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Treatment Center," is a new sign hanging at the Inner Mongolia medical team's treatment area in Muhima's Kigali suburb, at Masaka Hospital. This sign not only marks the establishment of Rwanda's first TCM center but also commemorates over four decades of Inner Mongolian medical personnel practicing with benevolence and skill on African soil, building deep friendships while alleviating illnesses for the local population. Rwanda, known as the "Land of a Thousand Hills," sees its people walking mountain paths regularly, which can easily lead to limb and joint injuries. To address this, TCM doctors from the medical aid team have developed an effective acupuncture treatment plan. After patients experiencing these treatments found that acupuncture could alleviate their symptoms, word spread quickly, and the patient base expanded. Acupuncture has since gained increasing attention and popularity among locals. As early as September 19, 2023, with permission from the Rwandan Ministry of Health and strong support from Masaka Hospital, the "Rwanda Acupuncture and TCM Treatment Center" was established. In December 2023, Dr. An Lingfei, deputy director of the Department of Traumatology at the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, arrived in Kigali as part of the 24th…