Since 1975, Gansu province has sent medical teams to Madagascar, significantly improving local healthcare. These teams have not only addressed medical challenges but also contributed to global health through technology transfer and talent development.

Since 1975, Gansu has dispatched 24 teams, totaling 725 personnel, to Madagascar and, since 2024, has sent two teams comprising 21 members to Burkina Faso. Each team serves for two years, focusing on clinical care, specialist capacity building, talent training, public health, epidemic prevention, traditional Chinese medicine, and community outreach.

Over 50 years, these teams have treated over 5 million patients, admitted more than 250,000 for hospitalization, performed over 130,000 surgeries, and saved over 70,000 critically ill patients. They have also conducted 600,000 acupuncture sessions and filled 50 medical technology gaps in host countries.

Gansu's teams provide expert care and play crucial roles during epidemics. In 2017, during Madagascar's murine plague outbreak, the 21st team helped beat the disease. This year, the 24th team strengthened infection control against a monkeypox outbreak, safeguarding local health.

The province has also promoted the establishment of the China-Madagascar Traditional Chinese Medicine Center, encouraging the use of Chinese medicine in Africa. Through practical teaching, case discussions, and joint system construction, the teams have trained over 4,300 local healthcare workers.