Upon arriving, the Chinese physicians quickly put their drugs and equipment in place and started to treat the villagers who lined up for the generous help.
Those seriously ill patients took their precedence to receive diagnosis and treatment. Among them were those who walked on crutches or with the support of family members. Most of them suffered pains of low back, legs and shoulders among others.
After continuous working for five hours, about 20 Chinese physicians hurried to finish their simple lunch just for earlier returning to their intensive work, by then the temperature had been rising up to more than 40 degrees centigrade.
"You can see that Djibouti weather is very hot and humid, and a lot of people have no decent houses. They sleep on the street and so many people here are easily affected by arthritis," said Zhang Yanzhao, a Chinese doctor who alleviated patients' pain with acupuncture and cupping, traditional Chinese therapeutic approaches.
"Today there is a 12-year-old child, he is so small and perplexed by arthritis, it is difficult for him to walk," said Zhang in a sad tone.
The land in the country, scorched by the high temperatures, is most covered by sand. And due to bad natural environment and low-level economic development, most local people live a quite difficult living and many people have no access to medical service after they fell ill.
The Chinese physicians also found that eye diseases are popular seen among villagers.
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