Overview

China sends a medical team to aid in alleviation of outbreak in Cambodia

Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•CambodiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•CambodiaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

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Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2012

Start (actual): Jul 12, 2012

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The project was to send a medical team to aid an outbreak of an intestinal virus in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/560229438

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

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Cambodia

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Loan desecription

China sends a medical team to aid in alleviation of outbreak in Cambodia

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Project narrative

A Chinese medical team has been sent to Cambodia to aid in alleviation of an outbreak of EV71, an intestinal virus. The four-member team, which consisted of experts from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Beijing Children's Hospital, arrived in Phnom Penh on July 12th 2012, Thursday morning with medical supplies. The Chinese team will assist Cambodian medical workers in analyzing the virus, treating patients, studying the epidemic and training local staff. Since April 2012, A severe form of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) has killed 54 Cambodian children; a majority of the victims were tested positive for EV-71.