President welcomes 11th Chinese Medical Brigade

The gathering at the reception (GINA photo)

President Donald Ramotar said humanitarian assistance has become an important aspect of China’s aid to Guyana and welcomed the 11th batch of doctors from that country here to serve for two years.

Ramotar made these remarks at a welcome and farewell reception held recently to extend gratitude to members of the 10th Chinese Medical Brigade, even as Guyana welcomes a new team, a report from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said.

“I hope that you will also endear yourselves to the Guyanese people, and also make an important contribution towards building stronger relations between the People’s Republic of China and Guyana,” the president said at the event, which was attended by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and his wife Yvonne Hinds, Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran, members of the