Vice President Lin Yi Attending the Launching Ceremony of the 5th China-Indian Joint Medical Mission

The Launching Ceremony of the 5th China-Indian Joint Medical Mission (JMM) was held in Nanchang, Jiangxi on August 23rd. Madame Lin Yi, Vice President of Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries , Mr. Liuchanglin, Vice Governor of Jiangxi Province, Madame Vanaja Thekkat, Councilor of Embassy of India in China , twenty doctors of JMM and representatives of the health care industry in Jiangxi Province, and another one hundred people attended the ceremony.

At the ceremony, Vice President Lin Yi said that JMM has already become an excellent example of our joint humanitarian approach focusing on the disadvantaged groups since its establishment in 2008, and we should follow Dr. Kotnis’ heroic deeds and pass on the friendship between China and India to the next generation.

In his speech, Vice Governor Liu Changlin mentioned that having the JMM carried out in Jiangxin would be a new way of improving the well-being of the general public. Also, what we are doing is to carry forward Dr. Konit’s international humanitarian through practical action, which would surely promote the corporation and communication between Chinese and Indian people.

During the ceremony, Ms. Lin, together with Mr. Liu conferred the team flag and certificates to the twenty doctors. Also, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Hospital donated medicine to them.

After the ceremony, the doctors are going to the rural areas of Jiangxi to provide free medical consultation and free medicine, as well as deliver medical service.