What's a day like for Guangdong's medical team in the Maldives? How well do they adapt to life hereduring their leisuretime? To better communicate with locals, they're picking up Dhivehi phrases; seasoned team members navigate fish markets with ease, buying fresh catches to enhance team meals...

Join Nurse Zhang Deyu from Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University for a day in the Maldives. Click the Vlog below!

Narrative by Zhang Deyu:

I'm Zhang Deyu from Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University.

I am at the China-Maldives Ophthalmology Center in Hulhumalé Hospital, Maldives. Today (December 11th, 2024) marks my seventh day in the Maldives.

Maldives is beautiful but lacks medical resources, Making eye surgeries difficult for localpatients with eye diseases such as cataracts and glaucoma.

Local patients trust Chinese doctors greatly, and our arrival has increased hospital appointments.

We've learned a few key Dhivehi phrases, like "open your eyes," which we say as "LUO HU LU WA," facilitating communicationwith patients.

We are here to help local medical staff improve their professional skills with training and increased communication.

Last year, Drs. Chen Wan, Xiang Wu, and I worked here for six months, forming strong bonds with the local medical staff. It's comforting to be back.

Amid our busy work, our team leader Professor Chen Weirong shows great concern for our lives. She recently bought a large fish from the market, cooked it for us, and provided a delicious and affordable meal that filled us with a warm sense of happiness.

Since 2016, the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center team, led by Professor Chen Weirong, has conducted the "Bright Journey" program in the Maldives. In January 2020, the China-Maldives Ophthalmology Center was established.

On December 11th, 2024, Professor Lin Haotian, the president of the Sun Yat-sen University's Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, completed the 666th surgery for local patients by our team.

We'll soon return to China, but China-Maldives medical cooperation and the development of the China-Maldives Ophthalmology Center will persist.

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学当地话、去市场买鱼！来看不一样的援外Vlog｜广东医生@马尔代夫

在马尔代夫，广东医疗队队员的一天是怎么度过的？在工作之余，他们适应这里的生活吗？为了和居民更好地交流，他们学着说上几句当地的迪维希语；曾在这里长期待过的医疗队专家进入鱼市场“熟门熟路”，买了一条大鱼改善队员的伙食……

点击下方Vlog视频，跟随中山大学中山眼科中心援外医疗队队员、护士张德妤的视角，看看她在马尔代夫的一天吧！

以下为张德妤自述：

我叫张德妤，来自中山大学中山眼科中心。

我所在的位置是马尔代夫胡鲁马累医院的中马眼科中心，今天（2024年12月11日）是我这次来到马尔代夫的第七天。

马尔代夫是个美丽的国家，但本地医疗资源相当匮乏，当地的白内障、青光眼等眼疾患者想做手术很不方便。

当地患者对中国医生很信任，听到我们要来，医院的预约量都多了很多。

我们还能说几句当地的迪维希语，比如“打开眼睛”，我们会对病人讲：“LUO HU LU WA”，这样和患者沟通起来更加方便了。

我们到这里来，也希望尽力帮助当地的医护人员提升业务水平，给他们做培训，工作中也会多和他们交流。

去年，陈婉医生、向武医生和我就在这里工作了半年，我们已经和这里的医护人员成为了好朋友。再次来到这里，我感觉非常亲切。

紧张的工作之余，我们团队的领导也对我们的生活很关心。前两天，陈伟蓉教授就去鱼市场买了一条大鱼，回来亲自下厨做给我们吃，既实惠又美味，真是满满的幸福感。

2016年以来，由“白衣外交官”陈伟蓉教授带队，中山眼科中心医疗队多次来到马尔代夫开启“光明行”活动。2020年1月，中马眼科中心正式成立。

2024年12月11日，中山大学中山眼科中心主任、眼科医院院长林浩添教授完成了中山眼科人为当地患者开展的第666台手术。

再过几天，我们就回国了，但中国和马尔代夫的国际医疗合作会持续下去，中马眼科中心也会建设得越来越完善。

文、图、视频｜羊城晚报特派马尔代夫记者 曾潇 朱嘉乐 实习生叶琪鸿
翻译 | 史洋溢
英文审校 | 林佳岱