Overview

Tianjin Municipal Health Commission dispatches 25th medical team to Gabon

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•GabonDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GabonSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Nov 9, 2023

Start (actual): Nov 10, 2023

End (actual): Nov 1, 2024

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The project dispatched a medical team to the China-Gabon Cooperation Hospital in Libreville, Gabon and the China-Gabon Friendship Hospital in Franceville, Gabon. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/677624037, https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/254528943.

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

Tianjin Municipal Health Commission

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Gabon

Loan desecription

Tianjin Municipal Health Commission dispatches 25th medical team to Gabon

Narrative

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Project narrative

Since 1977, Tianjin Province has been sending medical teams to Gabon. On November 9, 2023, the Tianjin Municipal Health Commission dispatched the 25th medical team to Gabon. On November 15, 2023, the Chinese Embassy in Gabon hosted a reception for the 25th medical team. On November 29, 2023, Chinese Ambassador to Gabon Li Jinjin visited the Libreville team of the 25th medical team in Gabon. The 25th Chinese medical team to Gabon comprises 26 members, including specialists in internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, traditional Chinese medicine, ophthalmology, stomatology, otolaryngology, anesthesia, and nursing. The team also includes two chefs and two translators. Their primary assignments are at the China-Gabon Cooperation Hospital in Libreville and the China-Gabon Friendship Hospital in Franceville, continuing the tradition of previous medical teams.

Staff comments

1. Completion date coded as one year after the arrival date, which is typically for this type of project.