Project ID: 35025
China sends 25th medical team to Zanzibar
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 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.
Additional details
One of the resources is the official blog of the members of the 25th medical team.
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
8
Details
Cofinanced
No