China sends 12th group of anti-malaria experts to Senegal (linked to #72662)
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]
Recipient
Senegal
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
According to a 2011 Working Series report, in October 2009, the Jiangsu Anti-malaria Center sent experts to Senegal to provide anti-malaria training to more than 180 local health officials and medical specialists and complete the preparatory work of establishing the Senegal Malaria Control Center. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Commerce in China dispatched a group of 4 experts (Zhang Shanying, Xie Hanguo, Lin Minghua, and Wang Yuequn) to Senegal to assist with malaria prevention on October 21, 2009. They were in Senegal for a week. This is the 12th group of malaria experts China has sent to Africa. Their tasks include helping with local malaria prevention programs, helping building malaria control center, training medical staff, and helping building labs. Project #72662 covers the grant provided for the creation of the center.
Number of official sources
0
Number of total sources
3
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Senegal [Government Agency]