For over half a century, groups of doctors from Guangdong have crossed mountains and seas to safeguard lives with compassion and skill. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Fiji, and the Guangdong medical team has once again embarked on its mission. Doctors from Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital and the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen University have recently been shuttling between multiple hospitals in Suva, the administrative capital of Fiji. They're committed to performing surgeries, providing training and free clinics, and writing a new chapter in China's overseas medical aid under the shadowless lamps.

On the first day of the reporter's arrival at the Ophthalmology Center of the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, the largest public hospital in Fiji, the waiting area was already filled with patients awaiting consultations from the Chinese doctors. Due to dietary habits and living conditions, residents suffer significantly from diabetes, cataracts, and cardiovascular diseases. The advanced treatments for cataracts and cardiovascular conditions provided by the Guangdong medical team, along with their extensive experience in managing chronic diseases, are of significant value to the local community.

This marks the tenth visit by the "Bright Journey" medical team from the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center to Fiji. In just the first two days, they performed an average of over 40 surgeries daily while treating an additional 60 to 70 patients each day.

At the main campus of the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, a few kilometers from the Ophthalmology Center, doctors from Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital were running around nonstop. The three specialists in spinal surgery, cardiology, and endocrinology arrived in Fiji this September for a three-month medical aid mission. The Guangdong doctors transformed this three-month cycle into a long and meaningful journey, performing one more surgery and treating one more patient whenever possible, and dedicating themselves to cultivating a "local medical team that stays behind."

After witnessing the entire process of a cataract operation successfully performed by the Chinese medical team, Atonio Lalabalavu, Fiji's Minister for Health and Medical Services, expressed his gratitude for China's medical aid before local media. He noted that what is happening here is not only a blessing for the Ministry of Health and Medical Services but also for the people of Fiji, and that he hoped the citizens would recognize the remarkable work the Chinese doctors have done here.

At the 2025 "Understanding China" Conference held recently, a Fijian official mentioned in an interview that he had seen news reports of "Chinese doctors helping restore sight for a Fijian grandmother." He added that China always delivers on its promises, and he is grateful for Guangdong's continued medical aid to Fiji.

斐济来了一群广东医生

半个多世纪以来，一批批广东医生跨越山海，以仁心仁术守护生命。今年正值中国与斐济建交五十周年，广东医疗队再次启程。来自广东省人民医院和中山大学中山眼科中心的医生们，近日来穿梭于斐济行政首都苏瓦的多家医院之间，开展手术、带教、义诊，在无影灯下书写援外医疗的新篇。

记者第一天随医疗队抵达当地最大公立医院——殖民战争纪念医院的眼科中心时，医院里已经坐满了等待中国医生出诊的患者。由于饮食结构与生活环境，当地饱受糖尿病、白内障、心血管疾病的困扰。广东医疗团队带来先进的白内障、心血管等治疗技术以及成熟的慢病管理经验，无疑对当地有着极大的意义。

这次是中山眼科中心“光明行”团队第十次来到斐济，前两天就日均完成40多台手术，每天“加号”看六七十位患者。

在距离眼科中心数公里之外的殖民战争纪念医院主院区，来自广东省人民医院的医生同时忙个不停。他们分别是脊柱外科、心内科和内分泌科的三位专家，今年9月就来到了斐济，计划在这里开展为期三个月的医援工作。广东医生把三个月的周期延展成一条既深且长的路——尽可能多做一台手术、多看一个病人，更致力于培育一支“带不走的本地医疗队”。

在全程见证了中国医疗队顺利实施的一台白内障手术后，斐济卫生和医疗服务部长阿托尼奥·拉拉巴拉武对着当地媒体的镜头，亲自表达了对中国医援工作的感谢。“这里发生的一切，不仅是斐济卫生部的福祉，更是人民的福祉，我希望百姓们知道，中国医生在这里开展了很伟大的工作。”

就在近日举行的2025年“读懂中国”国际会议上，一名斐济官员在接受采访时表示，自己看到了“中国医生帮斐济奶奶重获光明”的新闻报道。“中国总是说到做到，感恩广东持续医援斐济。”

文｜记者 郭子扬 朱嘉乐
图、视频拍摄｜记者 曾育文 郭子扬
视频后期制作｜记者 方浩 梁岚
翻译丨盛嘉
审校丨肖凯欣