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The 32nd Chinese medical team in Equatorial Guinea provides free medical examinations to orphans in 2023 (linked to Record ID#107702)

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•Equatorial GuineaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Equatorial GuineaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

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Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

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Key dates

Commitment date
May 27, 2023
Start (actual)
May 27, 2023
End (actual)
May 27, 2023

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The project involved th 32nd Chinese medical team in Equatorial Guinea providing free medical examinations to orphans. The examinations were provided to orphans at the Maria Mbasogo Ngwe Boarding School, in Riaba, Bioko Province, Equatorial Guinea, located 160 kilometers northwest of the northernmost part of mainland Equatorial Guinea. (Exact geographical coordinates: 3.3872704, 8.7563773). More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/366513195.

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

  • Chinese Embassy

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Equatorial Guinea

Implementing agencies

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • Chinese Medical Team in Equatorial Guinea

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The 32nd Chinese medical team in Equatorial Guinea provides free medical examinations to orphans in 2023 (linked to Record ID#107702)

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Project narrative

On May 27, 2023, the 32nd Chinese medical team stationed in Equatorial Guinea provided free medical examinations at the Maria Mbasogo Ngwe Boarding School in Riaba, South Bioko Province, as part of the "China–Africa Hand in Hand to Warm Children’s Hearts" initiative. The outreach, funded by the Chinese Embassy, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Equatorial Guinea, and the First Lady’s Foundation, provided free medical examinations to nearly 200 orphans, teachers, and nearby residents. Chargé d’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy Ji Denghua; Elo, Secretary of State for Health and Social Welfare; Oro, Secretary General of the First Lady’s Foundation; Senator Ndong, Chief Adviser to the First Lady; Consuelo, Minister of Social Affairs and Gender Equality; and senior officials from the Presidency and Ministry of Education and Science attended the event. In addition to the medical examinations, the Chinese Embassy donated medicine kits, books, audiovisual materials, sports equipment, daily-use items, and over 200 personal "love bag" care packages containing health supplies, stationery, and food to the orphans (captured in Record ID#107702). The "China-Africa Hand in Hand to Warm Children's Hearts Activity" is a healthcare initiative organized by Professor Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and the Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD). It aims to improve the health and well-being of orphans across Africa.

Staff comments

1. There are no details on the value of the "love bags", nor the contents that were inside of the packages. There are other sources, however, that specify the items inside the care packages given by through "Warm Children's Hearts: a China-Africa Joint Action" activities in other African countries. It includes stationary, medicine, groceries, blankets, clothes and shoes. See sources: http://ss.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/sbjw/202305/t20230531_11086510.htm, https://english.news.cn/20230614/13314296ae2f4e7384951dde9b77ee73/c.html 2. This project is also known as China-Africa Cooperation to Warm Children's Hearts, or China-Africa Jointly Warms Children's Hearts. The Chinese project title is 中非携手暖童心.