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Overview

Sichuan Provincial Government sends 18th Medical Team to Sao Tome and Principe in March 2023

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•Sao Tome and PrincipeDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sao Tome and PrincipeSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Mar 1, 2023
Start (actual)
Mar 10, 2023
End (planned)
Sep 1, 2024
End (actual)
Sep 22, 2024

Geospatial footprint

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This project was the mission of the 18th Chinese Medical Team to Sao Tome and Principe. It was stationed at Ayres de Menezes Hospital, in the capital Sao Tome. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/206524513

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

  • Sichuan Provincial Government

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Sao Tome and Principe

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Sichuan Provincial Government
  • West China Hospital (Sichuan University)

Loan desecription

Sichuan Provincial Government sends 18th Medical Team to Sao Tome and Principe in March 2023

Narrative

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Project narrative

On March 10, 2023, the Sichuan Provincial Government's 18th Medical Team to Sao Tome and Principe left China to begin their 18-month mission at the Ayres de Menezes Hospital. The team was comprised of eight members from six medical units in the Sichuan Province of China, including West China Hospital at Sichuan University. The 18th Chinese Medical Team was intended to alleviate a shortage of medical professionals and improve the medical facilities in Sao Tome and Principe. The 18th Chinese Medical Team returned to China on September 22, 2024. During their time in Sao Tome and Principe, the 18th Chinese Medical Team continued the work of their predecessors by providing free clinics and fluoride coatings, exploring the applications of acupuncture as an alternative to local anesthetic in dental procedures, and by training local doctors in general surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, dentistry and other specialties.

Staff comments

1. The exact commitment date is unknown. For now, AidData estimates the commitment date as the month the 18th Chinese Medical Team arrived in Sao Tome and Principe as a proxy.