Anchor: Several medical teams from overseas have joined China's relief efforts for treating quake victims in Sichuan province. Their work has received much acknowledgement from their Chinese counterparts side. Our reporter Dan Dan has more.

Reporter:
In Mianyang, a city heavily affected by the earthquake, a group of British medical experts brought medicines, equipment and operation facilities that are all urgently needed.

The team is the first foreign medical team to arrive in Mianyang.

The 7 team members are specialized in orthopedics, emergency treatment and public hygiene.

They started work as soon as they entered Mianyang Center Hospital.

They successfully conducted an operation for a 91-year-old patient.

Yang Pei is a local doctor working with the British team.

"The British doctors are mainly focused on trauma treatment, this is what we need, because most of the patients we received after the earthquake are suffering from bone injuries."

In Mianzhu, another county in Sichuan, 16 medical staff members from an Italian medical team have been busy treating earthquake survivors since their arrival last Wednesday.

Their work has received much acknowledgement from the Chinese side.

Su Juxiang is the Vice-President of China's Red Cross Society.

"The medical team is very devoted. They are all working hard treating patients with their advanced medical equipment. We have a lot to learn about international aid and relief from them."
Up until Sunday, the Italian medical team had treated more than 200 patients and conducted six operations.

Zhang Wenke is a surgeon at a local hospital in Mianzhu.

"They are truly professional. They never have meals on time because they are so busy treating patients. They look after old people and children very carefully. Sometimes, they even made balloons with surgical gloves for children to play with them."

The Italian medical team has also decided to leave behind all their equipment in local hospitals for future use. They are now training Chinese doctors to use the equipment.

Medical teams from other countries including Russia, Japan, South Korea, France, and Cuba have also been providing medical treatments in the quake-hit regions.

Dandan, CRI news.