张玉亮
By Zhang Yuliang
哈拉雷3月8日电 -- 赞比亚国防部7日在赞比亚三军总医院为中国援赞第24批军事医疗专家组举行授勋仪式，授予军医组11名成员“国际友好合作勋章”。
HARARE, March 8 -- The Zambian Ministry of Defense held an awardceremony for the 24th Chinese military medical expert team to Zambia at the General Hospital of the Zambian Defense Force, and conferred 11 members of the military medical team the "International Good will and Cooperation Medal" on March 7.
赞三军总医院院长伯纳德•卡帕塔莫约准将在仪式上表示，衷心感谢中国第24批军医组的辛勤付出，感谢中国军队持续给予的医疗援助，感谢中国人民对赞比亚人民的爱心和友好。
Brigadier General Dr. Bernard Kapatamoyo , commandant of the Maina Soko military hospital, expressed his heartfelt thanks to the Chinese military doctors for their hard work. He also thanked the Chinese military for their continuous medical assistance and the Chinese people for their love and goodwill to the Zambian people.
中国驻赞比亚大使馆武官孙明表示，中国第24批军医组经受了严峻的疫情考验，救治了近万名患者，展现了中国军人忠诚、担当、奉献的良好形象，出色完成了任务，为深化中赞两军友谊作出了应有贡献。
Senior Colonel Sun Ming, military attaché of the Chinese Embassy in Zambia, said that members of the 24th Chinese military medical team have withstood the severe test of the COVID-19 pandemic and treated nearly 10,000 local patients. They have demonstrated a good image of Chinese military members' loyalty, responsibility and dedication, accomplished their tasks well, and made due contributions to deepening the friendship between the two militaries, said Sun.
自1984年以来，中国军队已持续向赞派出了24批军事医疗专家组，共计280余人。第24批军医组将于3月16日圆满结束任务离赞回国，第25批军医组将同日抵赞，接续执行为期1年的军事医疗援外任务。
Since 1984, the Chinese military has continuously sent 24 batches of military medical expert teams to Zambia, totaling more than 280 people. The 24th Chinese military medical team will return to China on March 16this year after successfully completing their mission. The 25th will arrive in Zambia on the same day to perform the one-year military medical foreign aid mission.
