China sends their 4th medical team to Liberia
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Liberia
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
Since 2005, China has sent medical teams to Liberia every other year. On June 1, 2011 Chinese ambassador to Liberia Zhao Jianhuo and Health Minister Dr. Walter Gwenigale signed a partnership agreement aimed at strengthening Liberia's health sector by sending the 4th medical team. Under the agreement, Chinese medical doctors will continue to help Liberia's largest referral hospital, the John F. Kennedy Medical Center, in the provision of medical services to the needy. The agreement provides that the Chinese government will continue to bring Chinese medical doctors to the country to take up various assignments in the health sector of the country. Other medical teams to Liberia: See Project #1594, Project #30735, Project #30736, Project #30737 According to a 2011 Working Series report, China has been sending medical teams to Liberia since 1984. The medical team was withdrew in1989 but resumed in 2005.
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
5
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Liberia [Government Agency]