Project ID: 34816

Chinese Government provides two medical teams to Thailand following 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Thailand

Sector

Health (Code: 120)

Flow type

Free-standing technical assistance

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2005-01-01

Actual start

2004-12-31

Actual complete

2005-01-10

Geography

Description

On December 26, 2004, an earthquake struck the Indian Ocean, causing subsequent tsunamis in countries like Thailand bordering the Indian Ocean. In response, the Chinese Government dispatched a series of medical teams to assist Thailand. On December 31, 2004, the first Chinese medical team and second Chinese medical team arrived in Phuket Island. The first medical team from Guangdong Province consisted of 12 volunteers. The second medical team from Shanghai consisted of 15 volunteers. Both teams consisted of surgeons, public health experts, epidemiologists, and interpreters. Both team returned to China on January 10, 2005. In total, the Chinese Government dispatched four "international medical teams for Indian Ocean Tsunami relief." The first and second were sent to Thailand (captured via Project ID #34816), the third was sent to Sri Lanka (captured via Project ID #33231), and the fourth was sent to Indonesia (captured via Project ID #35113). Morevoer, the Chinese Government also provided about USD 63 million for tsunami relief in total (see Project IDs #33223, #33226, #33263, #34136, #34959, #34960, #34961, #35112, #35149, #33253, #38556, #39145, #39186, #33248, #34820, #1474, #39187, #42623).

Additional details

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

11

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Thailand [Government Agency]