Chinese Government dispatches 18th medical team to Algiers, Aïn Defla, Tiaret, Sétif, Khenchela, Batna, Mascara, and Saïda

On August 26, 2002, the Chinese Government and the Government of Algeria signed an agreement, dispatching the 18th Chinese medical team to Algeria. Hubei Province is responsible for sending the teams. The team was stationed in 8 of Algeria’s wilayas (provinces): Algiers, Aïn Defla, Tiaret, Sétif, Khenchela, Batna, Mascara, and Saïda. It completed its term of service between 2002 and 2005. The team members in Saïda completed their work on March 17, 2004 and the team members in Mascara completed their work in September 2005. Since 1963, the Chinese Government has been dispatching medical teams to the Algeria.

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Since 1963, Chinese medical teams in Algeria have reportedly performed 1.65 million operations, delivered 1.6 million babies, treated outpatients 23.7 million times, and treated inpatients more than 2.2 million times.

Number of official sources

2

Number of unofficial sources

7