Overview

China sends 17th medical team to Guyana (linked to Record ID #s #99965, #99963, and #100175)

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•GuyanaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GuyanaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Oct 31, 2021

Start (actual): Oct 31, 2021

End (actual): Sep 9, 2022

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The medical team served at Georgetown Public Hospital in Guyana. https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11213168

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Guyana

Loan desecription

China sends 17th medical team to Guyana (linked to Record ID #s #99965, #99963, and #100175)

Narrative

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Project narrative

The 17th Chinese medical team in Guyana arrived in October of 2021 and left on September 9, 2022. During their one-year stint, the group attended to over one million patients and performed over 70,000 surgeries. The leader of the medical team is Dr. Duan Yunfei. The team served at Georgetown Public Hospital and carried out various activities, including donating medical equipment to Georgetown Public Hospital (see Record ID#100175) and signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (see Record ID#99963) for carrying out the training of Guyanese doctors (see Record ID#99965). A departure ceremony was held for the team on September 9, 2022 at the Ministry of Health of Guyana. China’s Ambassador to Guyana Guo Haiyan and Gui Health Minister Anthony attended the ceremony together. Rabalan, CEO of Gui Georgetown Public Hospital, Hu Hanming, Business Counselor of the Embassy, and the 17th medical team members also participated. At the ceremony, the Minister of Health of Guyana presented certificates of honor to the medical team members.