Overview

China sends 25th medical team to Zanzibar

Commitment Year•2013Country of Activity•TanzaniaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2013

Start (actual): Mar 30, 2013

Geospatial footprint

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The 25th medical team had 12 members working in Mnazi Mmoja Hospital, Unguja, and 9 members in Abdulla Mzee Hospital, Pemba. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/10983782922 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/862141840.

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

Loan desecription

China sends 25th medical team to Zanzibar

Narrative

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Project narrative

China has been sending medical teams to Zanzibar every two years since 1964. On May 30, 2013, China sent its 25th medical assistance team of 21 experts to Zanzibar, Tanzania. The team had 12 members working in Mnazi Mmoja Hospital, Unguja, and 9 members in Abdulla Mzee Hospital, Pemba. The work done by these professionals involved on-call medical assistance, operations, and the contribution of working plans for a digestive endoscopy center in Mnazi Mmoja Hospital and an orthopedics trauma center in Abdulla Mzee Hospital.

Staff comments

One of the resources is the official blog of the members of the 25th medical team.