Project ID: 33031
China Sends 21st Medical Team to Tanzania
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Tanzania
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
China has been sending medical teams to Tanzania every two years since 1968. Shandong Province has been responsible for sending the teams (not to be confused with medical teams to Zanzibar, which are sent by Jiangsu Province). On August 7, 2009, the 21st Chinese medical team arrived in Dar es Salaam. The team of 23 medical experts was to give medical aid to Muhimbili National Hospital, Dodoma provincial hospital and Tabora and Mara hospitals. The team completed the mission and returned to China in August 2011.
Number of official sources
5
Number of total sources
7
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Tanzania [Government Agency]