On the morning of February 11, 2018, the second medical team led by West China Hospital to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe arrived back at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. The leaders of the Sichuan Provincial Health Planning Commission, West China Hospital, other relative hospitals and the team members’ families greeted them at the airport. The team members have successfully completed the six-month medical aid task in Sao Tome and Principe and returned with a good reputation.

In April 2017, West China Hospital received the task of sending the 2nd Chinese medical aid team to the Democratic Republic of Sao