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Chinese Government dispatches 28th medical team to Algeria

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

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Sep 24, 2023
Start (actual)
Sep 26, 2023

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The 28th Chinese medical team was deployed to eight provinces across Algeria, with sub-teams stationed at hospitals in cities such as Algiers, Ain Defla, Setif, Djelfa, and Hanchela. The team’s headquarters is located in Algiers. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/312726868, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/157062, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1283678, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1278747, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1280073

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

  • Hubei Province Health Commission

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Algeria

Loan desecription

Chinese Government dispatches 28th medical team to Algeria

Narrative

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Project narrative

Since 1963, the Chinese Government has been dispatching medical teams to Algeria. Hubei Province is responsible for sending the teams. On September 24, 2023, the Chinese Government dispatched the 28th Chinese medical team to Algeria for a two-year mission. The team consists of 81 members from major hospitals across Hubei Province, including Tongji Hospital and Union Hospital affiliated with Huazhong University of Science and Technology, as well as Wuhan University’s Renmin and Zhongnan Hospitals. The team officially arrived in Algeria on September 25 and deployed across eight provinces the following day. Specialties represented include obstetrics, gynecology, anesthesiology, pediatrics, orthopedics, surgery, acupuncture, and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). As of August 2024, the 28th medical team has treated over 10,000 outpatient obstetric cases, nearly 5,000 deliveries, and 1,200 cesarean sections within the Ain Defla sub-team alone. The team has handled over 360 emergency obstetric referrals in 2024 without a single maternal death. In May 2024, the team launched the "Yangtze–Sahara Medical Forum," a rotating cross-team professional exchange initiative to improve clinical collaboration, share case studies, and promote innovation. Several teams, including the Setif sub-team, have published peer-reviewed research in international medical journals.