HARARE, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean Health and Child Welfare Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa have met Chinese specialist doctors who are on a two-year working visit to Zimbabwe under a bilateral agreement between the two governments, The Herald reported on Friday.

Parirenyatwa expressed satisfaction with the work that the medical team has done so far and hailed the long and cordial relations that exist between the two countries. The eight specialists have been working in the country since April this year.

"It is gratifying to note that China is one of the few countries that still provide medical specialists to Zimbabwe. I have heard that you are working very well. We appreciate that you have come to assist and should get back to us if you encounter any problems during your stay here and at work," said Parirenyatwa.

The team includes orthopedic surgeons, anaesthetists and radiologists. Three of the doctors have been deployed to Harare Central Hospital, another three at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo while the remainder are at Parirenyatwa Hospital.

The minister said he has already engaged and agreed with his Chinese counterpart to send traditional medicine specialists to Zimbabwe to look at traditional medicine and make recommendations.    

"We have a lot of Chinese traditional medicine here and we are also working at improving our own," he said.

Team co-coordinator of the Chinese doctors Dingyue Hu assured the minister that they would perform their duties to the best of their abilities and added that they had not encountered major problems so far.

Source: Xinhua