Overview

China sends 16th medical team to Lesotho

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•LesothoDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•LesothoSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 14, 2022

Start (actual): Mar 24, 2022

Geospatial footprint

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The 16th medical team were dispatched to Motebang Hospital, Lesotho. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/282276676

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

Wuhan Municipal Health Commission

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Lesotho Ministry of Health

Miscellaneous Agency Types

Motebang Hospital

Loan description

China sends 16th medical team to Lesotho

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On January 14, 2022, China's 16th medical team to Lesotho completed its training. This 16th medical team to assist Lesotho was dispatched by the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission. The team members came from Wuhan First Hospital, Central Hospital, Fourth Hospital, Children's Hospital, Pulmonary Hospital, Hanyang Hospital, Hankou Hospital, and Venezuela’s Center for Foreign Exchange and Cooperation. On March 10, 2022, the medical team was welcomed at Moshoeshoe Airport, Lesotho to begin their mission. The medical team included six doctors, two women and four men with different specialities being; an orthopaedics, gynaecologist, general surgeon, anaesthetist and an internal medicine specialist. These six doctors started their duties at Motebang Hospital on March 24th after two weeks of quarantine.

Staff comments

1. The duration of the 16th medical team's mission is unknown.