(Hello Africa) Chinese medical team promotes TCM therapy in Namibia - Xinhua

Staff members of the United Nations successful Namibia received Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnosis astatine a UN Staff Day lawsuit successful Windhoek, Namibia, connected Oct. 25, 2022. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua)

The Chinese aesculapian squad successful Namibia, connected the juncture of UN Staff Day, promoted Traditional Chinese Medicine and therapy to much than 50 UN unit members with an purpose for bully wellness and well-being.

WINDHOEK, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese aesculapian squad successful Namibia continued to beforehand Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and therapy arsenic much than 50 unit members of the United Nations (UN) successful Namibia precocious experienced assorted TCM techniques astatine the UN Namibia office successful Windhoek, superior of Namibia.

Currently handling much than 40 to 50 patients regular astatine the TCM Clinic astatine the Katutura Hospital successful Windhoek, the team earlier this week took clip disconnected to stock the magic and benefits of TCM with unit members of the UN Namibia, who were celebrating the UN Staff Day, which is simply a contented that began successful 1953 and a festival for each unit astir the globe.

"This accidental that was presented to america gave america the accidental to further dispersed the magical benefits and cognition of TCM to those who did not cognize astir it," Chinese squad person Zhou Haijiang told Xinhua.

At the event, Zhou and his squad had the accidental to besides execute therapies that included acupuncture, massotherapy, and cupping, arsenic good arsenic present 8 Chinese fittingness skills which tin beryllium practiced easy anyplace successful one's ain space.

"The techniques that we usage successful TCM person nary broadside effects and they often beryllium to beryllium beneficial successful examination to Western Medicine," helium said portion administering acupuncture to a sitting volunteer.

The United Nations Resident Coordinator successful Namibia Sen Pang, who was ecstatic astir the full experience, said the celebrations were a accidental for unit to person a intermission from work, travel unneurotic arsenic friends and bask the fantastic diversity.

"While we spare nary efforts to enactment the Namibian authorities to execute its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), we besides request to execute SDG3 for ourselves and our families: Good Health and Well-being. The unit well-being of the UN agencies has ever been connected my precedence list, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic," said Pang. "I americium privileged to person my compatriots the Chinese aesculapian squad to the UN location with us. Just arsenic we code cross-cutting economical challenges successful a coordinative way, TCM treats the quality assemblage done a holistic approach."

Staff members of the United Nations successful Namibia participated successful a Chinese fittingness workout introduced by the Chinese aesculapian squad astatine a UN Staff Day lawsuit successful Windhoek, Namibia, connected Oct. 25, 2022. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua)

Following a soothing massage from the Chinese team, UN Resident Coordinator Office subordinate Christophine Iyambo told Xinhua that her acquisition was precise absorbing arsenic she was a spot tense.

"The massage made maine relax, adjacent though it was short," she said, adding that she volition spell to the TCM session for further therapy.

Equally impressed, Justa Kurz, besides a staff, said contempt being hesitant astatine first, she had her archetypal acquisition with acupuncture connected her arm. "It was rather a bully experience. I didn't consciousness anything. After the needles were in, determination was a small spot of tingling successful my body, but nary different effects oregon symptom and I consciousness bully actually. Thank you," she said.

Meanwhile, Special Assistant to the UN Resident Coordinator Zhang Junjie said portion the UN done its specialized agencies, funds, and programs works successful collaboration with the Namibian authorities toward ending poverty, simplification of inequality and a way toward sustainable development, the Chinese aesculapian team's enactment is besides akin arsenic it compliments immoderate of UN goals, successful peculiar SDG3.

China has sent a full of 14 aesculapian teams to Namibia since 1996. The aesculapian teams person been committed to assisting the wellness assemblage successful Namibia portion maintaining a relationship betwixt the 2 countries. The adjacent aesculapian squad is expected to commence successful the adjacent 4 months aft the existent batch finishes off.  ■