Project ID: 31146
16th military medical team dispatched to Zambia
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
People's Liberation Army of China [Government Agency]
Recipient
Zambia
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
China has been sending military medical teams to Zambia since 1984. On January 21, 2013, China’s 16th military medical team arrived in Zambia. The 11-person team was stationed at Maina Soko Hospital in Lusaka and completed its term of service on January 28, 2014.
Additional details
Chinese military medical teams should not be confused with regular Chinese medical teams, which have also been dispatched from Henan Province to Zambia every two years since 1978.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
8
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Zambia [Government Agency]