Pairing-up aid to Xizang bearing fruit
China DailyLiu Haixia, a doctor from the critical care medicine department of Beijing Youan Hospital, said she is proud to be one of the medical experts from other parts of China who have gone to aid hospitals in the Xizang autonomous region, because they have made a difference that has saved lives. Almost 12,000 personnel in 10 groups have been sent to Xizang since the pairing-up assistance program was initiated 30 years ago, said Song Liqiang, deputy head of the organization department of the regional Party committee. Meanwhile, nearly 2,000 medical experts from 184 hospitals nationwide have assisted the development of healthcare services in Xizang since August 2015, the regional health commission said last week. "They have made an obvious and huge difference by helping the region to improve its standard of healthcare, which has benefited everyone in Xizang," said Nyima from the People's Hospital of Lhasa.