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Overview

China sends 21st medical team to Burundi

Commitment Year2022Country of ActivityBurundiDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationBurundiSectorHealthFlow TypeFree-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jul 18, 2022
Start (actual)
Jul 18, 2022

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The project stationed the the 21st medical team from China to Burundi, to complete a one-year foreign aid medical mission, working at three hospitals: the Prince Regent Charles in Bujumbura, the Gitega Regional Hospital in Gitega and the Hôpital Général de Mpanda in Bubanza. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/997079377, https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/789303811, https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1166301927

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 Burundi

Implementing agencies

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital

State-owned companies

  • No.3 People's Hospital of Xining
  • Qinghai Hospital of Integrated T.C.M
  • Qinghai No.5 People's Hospital
  • Qinghai Red Cross Hospital
  • Qinghai Women's and Children's Hospital

Loan description

China sends 21st medical team to Burundi

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Project narrative

On July 18, the departure ceremony of the 21st medical team from China (Qinghai) to Burundi was held at Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital. The 29 team members will complete a one-year foreign aid medical mission in Burundi. The medical team was sent out by hospitals in Qinghai province (青海), China. According to the Burundi Press Agency, the medical team performed 1,747 operations and treated 8,439 patients while in Burundi. The 21st batch of medical team members arrived in Burundi in late July and will work in three hospitals, including Gitega Hospital, to contribute to the development of public health in Burundi.