By Yang Xiaolin and Lou Sijia

楊曉霖、婁思佳

Members of the hospital ship Peace Ark attend the flag-raising ceremony on the deck on August 1, 2024, local time. (Photo by Liu Zhilei)

8月1日，和平方舟醫院船官兵在甲板上參加升旗儀式。劉志磊攝

ANTSIRANANA, Madagascar, Aug. 3 -- On Thursday local time, the Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark, which is on the Mission Harmony-2024 in Madagascar, held a flag-raising ceremony together with the Chinese Embassy in Madagascar to celebrate the 97th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA).

馬達加斯加安齊拉納納8月3日電 當地時間8月1日，正在馬達加斯加執行“和諧使命-2024”任務的中國海軍和平方舟醫院船，與我駐馬達加斯加大使館共同舉行升國旗儀式，慶祝中國人民解放軍建軍97周年。

Around 8:00 a.m., the Chinese national flag rose steadily on the hospital ship accompanied by the Chinese national anthem. Members of the hospital ship lined up and saluted the national flag. Wang Jing, a nurse on the ship, said, "This is the first Army Day I have spent overseas. As a member undertaking the Mission Harmony-2024, I feel honored to bring health and hope to the African people."

當天8時許，在嘹亮的國歌聲中，一面鮮艷的五星紅旗在醫院船上冉冉升起。醫院船官兵整齊列隊、莊嚴敬禮。“這是我第一次在海外過‘八一’。作為執行‘和諧使命-2024’任務的一員，能為非洲民眾送去健康與希望，我感到非常光榮。”醫院船護士王婧說。

After the flag-raising ceremony, all the members of the hospital ship engaged in the medical service. Since setting sail on June 16, the hospital ship Peace Ark has visited Seychelles, Tanzania and Madagascar, treated nearly 20,000 patients and conducted nearly 300 surgical operations altogether. These efforts have earned high praise from the government and people of the visited countries.

升旗儀式結束后，醫院船官兵立即投入到醫療服務工作中。自6月16日起航以來，和平方舟醫院船已先后到訪塞舌爾、坦桑尼亞、馬達加斯加3國，累計診療患者近2萬人次，實施手術近300例，獲得了到訪國家政府和民眾的好評。