kazakhstan ophthalmologist kapelabekov: i am satisfied with china and hope china will be satisfied with me too
2024-10-06
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international online report (reporter ge peng, heilongjiang station reporters yu wenbo and peng hailong): they are a special group of witnesses who have crossed mountains, rivers and oceans and come to china with passion and dreams. living in china for decades, they have witnessed china's development miracle and the struggle and hard work of the chinese people. their story with china is an emotional journey across national borders and an extraordinary journey to witness history.
kazakh ophthalmologist savlyubek kapelabekov is the winner of the chinese government friendship award. he has been working at daqing eye hospital in heilongjiang since 1998 and has brought light to many patients with eye diseases. he is a testimony of the friendship between kazakhstan and china. who. kapelabakov has witnessed china's development process and his feelings for china are growing day by day. he said, "i am satisfied with china, and i hope china will be satisfied with me."
almost every morning, in the international expert consultation area on the second floor of daqing eye hospital, kapelabakov, an ophthalmologist from kazakhstan, will appear in the consultation room on time to diagnose and treat eye diseases for patients who come here to see him. kapelabakov learned to communicate simply in chinese. when the symptoms are relatively severe, he needs to communicate with an interpreter in russian in order to inform the patient of the condition more accurately.
in 1993, kapelabekov came to china for the first time. after that, he was invited to china twice, staying for several months each time. later, when he returned to kazakhstan, he found that he would miss china. in 1998, heilongjiang daqing eye hospital was established. kapelabakov was invited to daqing to provide technical assistance to the hospital. now standing in front of the old building of daqing eye hospital, kapelabakov recalled to reporters what happened more than 20 years ago: "i was in almaty, kazakhstan. there is also an eye hospital in almaty. our eye hospital and we cooperated with hospitals in china. at that time, i was the only one doing myopia surgery. the leader said that we should go to china. now we use molecular lasers and femtosecond lasers. at that time, we all used knives. of those surgeries.
reporter: at that time, it was really a test of technique. when using a knife, it would be thinner or thicker.
kapelabakov: yes, at that time, 40 eyes were operated on in one day. the surgery was performed 20 years ago, and now (their) vision is still very good.
reporter: it's still good now, which means you're doing a good job.
kapelabakov: (laughing) not bad. "
when he first arrived at daqing eye hospital, kapelabakov's corneal incision, vascular connection and posterior scleral reinforcement surgeries filled the gaps in the ophthalmology community in daqing. he also taught these techniques to young people without reservation. doctor. now these doctors can do their own thing. "when we first started, the doctors learned slowly. we first sewed an incision on them and learned slowly. we also taught them new treatments for surgeries that were not performed in china at that time. they are all great doctors in heilongjiang now. yes, the new doctors have learned a lot.
reporter: now they have more and more ways to learn.
kapelabakov: there is an operating room on the 15th floor of our new hospital. there was no such place before. "
over the years, kapelabakov has been exposed to many eye diseases that he has never seen before, and he is constantly learning. kapelabakov said that being a doctor in china has made great progress, and he has also felt the rapid development of chinese medicine. “ophthalmology is the fastest-growing discipline in the world. with the development of ophthalmology, phacoemulsification surgery can be performed. today’s ophthalmology has changed a lot compared with that time. current examinations the equipment in the operating room is the best in the world.”
in addition to sitting in the clinic, kapelabekov often followed the hospital's footsteps and traveled to daqing and even the western urban and rural areas of heilongjiang province to conduct free censuses for farmers. not long ago, he rushed to heihe city, heilongjiang province to provide free clinics for chinese and foreign patients. a russian tourist said after receiving the free clinic: "i am very grateful, especially for the experts who can speak russian to explain my condition. as a russian people, i feel very lucky to be able to receive transnational medical services, and i am very grateful."
in february 2024, kapelabakov won the 2023 chinese government friendship award. he said that this is a great honor given to itself by china. after more than 20 years in china, kapelabakov's affection for china has grown day by day, and he is very satisfied with his work and life here. kapelabakov said he would stay here. "i feel that i am a happy person because i have found a second home. i have seen how china has developed in the past 30 years. china is a great country. the relationship between kazakhstan and china is so good, and the next 30 years should be better than the past 30 years. i am satisfied with china and i hope china is satisfied with me.”
on the evening of september 27, a reception for foreign experts to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china was held at the great hall of the people. as a representative of foreign experts working in china, kapelabekov attended the reception. in an interview with reporters after the meeting, he said that he hoped to bring light and hope to more patients. "from my perspective, i am an ophthalmologist. (in the future) i will use more efforts to help chinese eye disease patients, detect and treat them early, and reduce the blindness rate."
