Overview

PLA sends 26th military medical expert team to Zambia in 2023

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

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 24, 2023

Start (actual): Apr 24, 2023

End (actual): Apr 24, 2024

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The project involved the 26th military medical expert team to Zambia being stationed at the Maina Soko Military Hospital, located in Lusaka District, Zambia. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/14703749.

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

People's Liberation Army of China (PLA)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Zambia

Loan description

PLA sends 26th military medical expert team to Zambia in 2023

Narrative

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Project narrative

In April 2023, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) sent its 26th military medical expert team to Zambia. The team consisted of 11 members. On April 24, 2023, team members attended the reception held by the Chinese Embassy in Zambia that celebrates the 60th anniversary of the dispatch of the Chinese medical team to Africa and the 45th anniversary of the dispatch of the Chinese medical team to Zambia. The team has a year-long duty in Zambia. On March 5, 2024, all 11 members were awarded the "International Cooperation Medal" by Zambian Ministry of Defense.