Counseling ensures mental well-being of medical teams

In their UN peacekeeping missions today, Chinese military doctors and nurses must heal people's minds as well as their bodies.

"From now on, providing counseling is not a secondary concern, but a necessity in our peacekeeping missions," said Yan Zhigang, director of a 43-member Chinese military medical crew.

"We have national-level psychological counselors certified by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. And we have more medical staff studying to be counselors," he said.