Overview

Chinese Government dispatches 3rd medical team to Luanda General Hospital

Commitment Year•2013Country of Activity•AngolaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•AngolaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Oct 24, 2013

Start (actual): Dec 11, 2013

End (actual): Dec 31, 2015

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The third Chinese medical team to Angola was stationed at Luanda General Hospital (Hospital Geral de Luanda), which is located in the Kilamba Kiaxi municipality of Luanda. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/60355326.

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 Angola

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Angola Ministry of Health
Sichuan Provincial Commission of Health

Loan desecription

Chinese Government dispatches 3rd medical team to Luanda General Hospital

Narrative

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Project narrative

On 24 October 2013, the Chinese Government and the Government of Angola signed a protocol agreement dispatching the third Chinese medical team to Angola. The team completed its term of service between 11 December 2013 and 2015. The 11-member team consisted of experts in acupuncture, orthopaedics, surgery, and pediatrics. It was stationed at Luanda General Hospital (Hospital Geral de Luanda) in the Kilamba Kiaxi municipality of Luanda. As of June 2014, the team had reportedly treated over 20,000 patients from surrounding area. Since 2009, Sichuan Province has been sending medical teams to Angola every 2 years.