(Xinhua)13:23, July 08, 2019
BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) — A local hospital in Haikou, capital city of south Chinas island province of Hainan, has launched the countrys first tropical diseases branch, according to Mondays China Daily.
The branch with Haikou-based Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University is expected to develop into a medical base for exchanges and cooperation with countries and regions participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, the newspaper quoted the hospitals president Wang Yi as saying.
With about 40 percent of the worlds population living in tropical and subtropical regions, integrated scientific research and treatment of tropical diseases are crucial, Wang said.