援非一年多，带出针灸徒弟上十个
朱伟，中国（湖南）第19批援津巴布韦医疗队队长，湖南省中西医结合医院（湖南省中医药研究院附属医院）针灸推拿康复科（脑病三科）副主任，主任医师。擅长运用中药、针灸、推拿、小针刀等。
Dr.Zhu Wei, the captain of the 19th dispatch of Chinese (Hunan) Medical Team to Zimbabwe, is the deputy director and chief physician of acupuncture and massage rehabilitation department (the third department of encephalopathy) of Hunan Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine (Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine), specializing in traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, massage, and the small needle-knife technique, etc.
深夜，朱伟收到一通越洋视频，来自他针灸班的学员理查德。“朱医生，紧急求助！”理查德当时正在津巴布韦的一个村庄出诊，面对一个突发腹痛的小男孩，他束手无策。通过视频，朱伟了解到孩子的小腹鼓胀，疼痛难忍，十几个小时未能解小便。
One late night, Dr. Zhu Wei received a video call from Richard, an international student in his traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) acupuncture class, asking for help from across the ocean. At that time, Richard was undertaking an out-call in a village of Zimbabwe, confronted with a little boy suffering from sudden abdominal pain. Through the visual call, Zhu Wei learned that the boy was experiencing extremely unbearable pain in his swollen lower abdomen and had been unable to urinate for over ten hours.
朱伟立即指导理查德针刺足三里、三阴交、阴陵泉内关等几个关键穴位，并施以特定的针刺手法。不久，孩子的腹痛缓解，小便排出。这一幕让在场的村民惊叹于中医针灸的神奇，孩子的父母更是感激不已。
Zhu Wei promptly instructed Richard to needle several key acupuncture points on the child, including Zusanli, Sanyinjiao, Yinlingquan, and Neiguan, and apply specific acupuncture techniques. Shortly after the treatment, the child’s abdominal pain was relieved and he was able to urinate normally. The effectiveness of TCM acupuncture amazed the villagers present at the scene, and the child’s parents were grateful for the successful therapy.
“2019年，我所在的湖南省中医药研究院附属医院，承担了国家卫健委援津巴布韦中医针灸人才培训项目。2022年，中国（湖南）第19批援津巴布韦医疗队由我带队，赴津巴布韦推广中医针灸、培养当地的中医针灸人才。”在刚刚举行的第七届中非民间论坛、第七届中非青年领导人论坛上，作为援非医疗队典型，朱伟分享了他的中非友谊故事，“当地民众对中医文化认可度很高，作为医疗队中唯一的中医针灸医生，我每天要在中国－津巴布韦中医针灸中心接诊30余名患者。”
"In 2019, the Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where I worked, took on the training project of Chinese traditional medicine and acupuncture talents for Zimbabwe under the auspices of the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China.In 2022, I led the 19th medical team dispatched by China (Hunan) to Zimbabwe for the promotion of TCM acupuncture and moxibustion and the training of local talents in this field," Zhu Wei said at the just-held 7th China-Africa People's Forum and the 7th China-Africa Young Leaders Forum. He also shared his story of Sino-African friendship as the model of the medical team aiding Africa. "The local residents highly recognize traditional Chinese medicine culture. As the sole TCM acupuncturist in the medical team, I get more than 30 patients every day at the China-Zimbabwe Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Center," stated Zhu Wei.
在朱伟援非的一年多时间里，印象最为深刻的是接诊了一位在2010年遭遇车祸的患者。该患者在事故后经历了手术，但术后行走能力受限，需依赖拐杖辅助。之后，患者前往中国－津巴布韦中医针灸中心接受治疗，朱伟凭借精湛的针灸技术，仅经过一次治疗，便使患者于次日脱离拐杖，实现了自主行走。
During over a year of working in Africa, the most impressive case Zhu Wei treated was a patient who had been injured in a car accident in 2010. After the surgery, the patient's walking ability was limited and he had to rely on a walking stick. Later, the patient went to the China-Zimbabwe Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Center for treatment, where Zhu Wei's skilled acupuncture techniques allowed the patient to walk independently without a stick the next day after just one treatment.
随着针灸治疗效果的广泛传播，众多当地民众前来寻求朱伟医生的治疗，涵盖了各个年龄段的患者，包括老年人、青年人和儿童，而疼痛性疾病尤为普遍，如颈肩腰腿痛、头痛、关节疼痛等。
As the efficacy of acupuncture treatment became widely recognized, numerous local residents sought care from Dr. Zhu Wei. His patients encompassed a diverse age range, including the elderly, young adults, and children. Among them, pain-related conditions were particularly prevalent, with complaints such as neck pain, shoulder discomfort, hip and leg pain, headaches, and joint issues being commonly reported.
朱伟说，在津巴布韦，他见证了针灸在多种疾病治疗中的显著疗效。这些成功的案例让他深感自豪，也让他更加坚定地推广中医针灸。
Zhu Wei said that in Zimbabwe, he has witnessed the remarkable effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of various diseases. These successful cases have made him very proud and have further convinced him to promote traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture.
为了在津巴布韦培养一批带不走的中医针灸人才队伍，2022年7月，朱伟带领第19批援津医疗队举办了首届津巴布韦中医针灸人才培训班。
In order to cultivate a batch of TCM acupuncture talents for Zimbabwe, Zhu Wei led the medical team to hold the first Zimbabwean TCM acupuncture talents class in July 2022.
培训班由湖南省内多家中医药高等院校、省级三甲医院资深专家授课。通过4个多月的理论学习与临床实践，学员熟练掌握了常见病的诊疗与针灸操作。2022年11月，10名当地中医针灸师顺利结业，津巴布丰副总统亲自为学员颁发结业证书。
The training courses were taught by senior experts from various higher education institutions of TCM and provincial grade-A tertiary hospitals in Hunan Province. After more than four months of theoretical study and clinical practice, the trainees have mastered the diagnosis, treatment and acupuncture operation for common diseases proficiently. In November 2022, the Vice President of Zimbabwe personally presented graduation certificates to 10 local TCM acupuncturists who successfully finished the courses.
目前，这10名针灸师均能独立完成问诊和治疗，其中1人受聘于中国－津巴布韦中医针灸中心，协助新一批医疗队完成针灸工作，其余针灸师或受聘于当地医院，或自己开诊所，有些学员在一年内会接诊一千多例患者，有效缓解当地医疗紧张的问题。
Currently, all ten acupuncturists can independently complete the consultation and treatment. One of them is employed by the China-Zimbabwe Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Center to assist the new medical team in completing acupuncture work, while the rest of the acupuncturists were either hired by local hospitals or opened their own clinics. Some trainees received over 1,000 patients within a year, effectively alleviating the medical shortage in the local area.
皮特是朱伟的学员之一。接受培训之前，皮特曾在一家小型诊所使用自然疗法治疗患者。面对许多慢性疾病，他总是束手无策。得知针灸中心举办针灸培训班，皮特立即报名学习。
Peter, a trainee of Zhu Wei, used natural therapy to treat patients at a small clinic before the training courses. When confronted with diverse chronic diseases in the past, he often found himself at a loss. As he learnedthat the acupuncture center was offering classes, he immediately applied for enrollment.
毕业后，皮特回到诊所，治疗因背痛、关节炎、坐骨神经疼痛引起的慢性疼痛患者，他驾轻就熟。由于疗效好，患者间互相推荐，诊所的就诊者日渐增加，皮特决定建一个针灸诊所以容纳更多患者。
After completing his training courses, Peter returned to the clinic and demonstrated a high level of proficiency in treating patients suffering from chronic pain due to back pain, arthritis, and sciatica. As a result of the positive therapeutic outcomes and favorable word-of-mouth among patients, the clinic experienced a steady increase in visitor numbers on a daily basis. Consequently, Peter decided to establish an acupuncture clinic in order to accommodate more patients.
“通过针灸，我为不少人治好了困扰他们多年的疾病，这让我感到很自豪。”皮特最近告诉朱伟，新诊所已正式投入使用，正在接收来自津巴布韦所有省份及邻国的患者。
"It fills me with great pride to have successfully treated numerous individuals suffering from long-standing ailments using TCM acupuncture," Peter recently shared with Zhu Wei. He also mentioned that the new clinic has officially commenced operations and is now catering to patients from all provinces of Zimbabwe as well as neighboring countries.
非洲人民说中医
Africans Talk on TCM
针灸培训班学员约翰住在当地农村，无固定收入来源。2022年7月，朱伟去约翰所在的村落义诊。约翰了解到针灸的神奇之处后参加了中医针灸培训，结业后顺利拿到津巴布韦中医针灸执业证。
John, a participant in the acupuncture training program, resided in a local village with an unstable source of income. In July 2022, Zhu Wei visited John's village to provide complimentary medical consultations. Upon discovering the remarkable benefits of acupuncture, John promptly enrolled in TCM acupuncture training and successfully obtained his professional qualification certificate of TCM acupuncture in Zimbabwe after completing the program.
目前，约翰除了在中国－津巴布韦中医针灸中心当助理，回家后还经常帮村民进行针灸治疗，收入增加了，家人的生活也随之改善。“我发自内心地感谢朱伟队长，虽然他已经回到中国，也会耐心解答我的疑问。我也很感谢中国政府派出医疗队为我们服务，毫无保留地教我们中医针灸。”约翰说。
Currently, John not only serves as an assistant at the China-Zimbabwe Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Center but also provides acupuncture treatment to villagers after returning home, thereby increasing his income and enhancing his family's quality of life. “I want to express my sincere gratitude to Dr. Zhu Wei. Despite being back in China, he patiently addresses my inquiries. I am also deeply appreciative of the Chinese government for dispatching the medical team to aid us and for selflessly imparting TCM acupuncture knowledge to us," stated John.
