Overview

China sends 8th Chinese Medical Team to Samoa in June 2023

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

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Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jun 7, 2023

Start (actual): Jun 7, 2023

End (actual): May 20, 2024

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The purpose of this project was the extension of the term of the 8th Chinese Medical Team to Samoa, to work with the ministry and provide services at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital. The Samoa Ministry of Health is located at 563P+RP4, Apia, Samoa and the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital is located in Motootua, Upolu, Samoa. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1125187999 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1124893075.

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

Samoa Ministry of Health

Loan desecription

China sends 8th Chinese Medical Team to Samoa in June 2023

Narrative

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Project narrative

On June 7, 2023, the China Medical Team from Jilin Province, China joined the Samoan Ministry of Health and announced an extension of their term of service to one year. The CMT is composed of Qingchun Li, intensivist; Shi Zong, urologist; Yubo Hu, anesthesiologist; Junrong Wang, gynecologist; Huaxing Liang, neurosurgeon; Daliang Kong, orthopedist; Na Cui, ENT Doctor, and Yaliang Tong, cardiologist. The team assisted Samoan health initiatives and provided care.