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Overview

17th Chinese Medical Team provides a day of free medical consultations in the Caldeiras community in Sao Tome and Principe

Commitment Year•2022Country 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
Apr 21, 2022
Start (actual)
Apr 21, 2022
End (actual)
Apr 21, 2022

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 Commission of Health

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Sao Tome and Principe

Loan description

17th Chinese Medical Team provides a day of free medical consultations in the Caldeiras community in Sao Tome and Principe

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

As part of China's pilot program to reduce poverty in the Caldeiras community in the interior of the Sao Tome island, on April 21, 2022, the 17th Chinese Medical Team offered a "Day of Free Consultations" to the people of Caldeiras. More than 120 residents received medical check-ups, more than 30 of which were children between the ages of 10 and 12. The team included cardiologists, surgeons, gynaecologists, stomatologists, and acupuncture specialists.

Staff comments

1. AidData has entered the Sichuan Provincial Commission of Health as the funding agency based on media reporting that the 17th Chinese Medical Team to São Tomé and Príncipe was dispatched by Sichuan Province.