Chinese navy hospital ship treats over 26,000 in longest overseas medical mission
As China's second domestically built 10,000-ton-class standard oceangoing hospital ship, Silk Road Ark is equipped with 14 clinical departments, seven auxiliary units and eight modern operating rooms, capable of performing more than 60 types of surgeries.
The vessel is also fitted with a ship-borne rescue helicopter, enabling rapid-response emergency operations.
The medical team was composed primarily of medical personnel from the PLA Southern Theater Command, along with members from other units and the Naval Medical University.
Onboard facilities supported a wide range of services, including general surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, and ophthalmology.
In Fiji, a local man sought treatment aboard the hospital ship after suffering from persistent abdominal pain. The Chinese medical team quickly arranged a colonoscopy, which confirmed a diagnosis of rectal cancer.
