13th Chinese medical team sent to Rwanda
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Rwanda
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
China has been sending medical teams to Rwanda since 1982 and until 2015 there has been 16 teams total. All the medical teams are sent from Neimenggu (Inner Mongolia) Province to the Kibungo Province in Rwanda. On August 6, 2009, a Chinese medical team departed Rwanda after working for two years. The term for the medical team is generally 2 years. It is reported that there were 127 staff sent till 2006. This team was deployed at Kibungo Hospital in the Eastern Province. The amount and exact start date are unknown. The 14th medical team arrived in Rwanda to replace the departing team in 2009.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
2
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Rwandan Ministry of Health [Government Agency]