As the DOH's first representative to Africa, Dr. Chen believes that diplomacy aims to forge friendship and establish good relations between nations and to enable them to live and work together; but "medical diplomacy" enables us to save lives and show humanitarian concern for our friends. We must not give up this worthiest of missions, he says.
在第一任駐非代表陳志成的眼中，「外交」指的是雙方交朋友、建立友好關係、一起工作、一起生活；「醫療外交」透過醫療對「朋友」進行人道關懷與人命拯救，是我們最應堅持投入、絕不能放棄的使命。