Leaving a legacy

During her 15-month stay in the country, Guo did 496 operations, and the hospital’s fetal mortality rate dropped significantly. She feels her work, although exhausting, was worthwhile. In addition, it fostered local people’s trust in Chinese doctors, which was especially rewarding for her. “Every day, I felt proud that I could help so many people in need,” she said.

Though she is now confined to a hospital bed in China, Guo’s commitment to her patients in Tunisia remains as strong as before. “It’s a doctor’s duty to treat patients and I am honored and proud to be a member of China’s medical team serving in Africa,” she told Chinafrica.

(This work was sponsored by the Africa-china Reporting Project managed by the Journalism Department of the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa)

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