The Taiwan Changhua Christian Hospital (CCH) is sending its first medical team of 2016 to visit St. Vincent and the Grenadines from May 22nd to June 11th, 2016. It is the ninth visit of the CCH medical team to SVG since 2010.
The team, headed by Dr. Hsiao Ling Kao, will include a general and breast surgeon, an emergency medicine doctor, a Chinese medicine doctor, a dentist and two nurses.
During the visit, the team will work closely with colleagues of Milton Cato Memorial Hospital and outreach to local communities to provide medical services to Vincentians.
Dr. Shou-Tung Chen, one of the top surgeons on breast cancer in Taiwan, will make two lectures to the medical staff from MCMH and local clinics.
MCMH and CCH were twined in August of 2010. Since then, two hospitals have strengthened their cooperation and interaction continuously. In 2016, three SVG officials and nurse will visit CCH to participate training programs offered by CCH.