Overview

Chinese Government dispatches 14th medical team to Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital and Princess Marina Hospital

Commitment Year•2015Country of Activity•BotswanaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BotswanaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

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Completion

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Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Feb 13, 2015

Start (actual): Jun 8, 2015

End (actual): Jun 20, 2017

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The 14th medical team was stationed at Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital located in the city of Francistown and Princess Marina Hospital (PMH) located in the city of Gaborone, at the corner of North Ring Road and Notwane Road. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/783831340 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/604970193

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 Botswana

Loan desecription

Chinese Government dispatches 14th medical team to Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital and Princess Marina Hospital

Narrative

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The Chinese Government has been sending medical teams to Botswana since 1981. Fujian Province has been responsible for sending the teams. On February 13, 2015, the Chinese Government and the Government of Botswana signed an agreement, officially dispatching the 14th medical team to Botswana. China’s Ambassador to Botswana Zheng Zhuqiang and Botswana's Minister of Health Dorcas Makgato-Malesu signed the agreement in Gaborone, capital of Botswana. The 14th medical team consisted of 46 members (including 30 doctors, 10 nurses and 6 support staff) who were stationed at Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital in the city of Francistown and Princess Marina Hospital in the city of Gaborone. The team, which included cardiac surgeons, physicians, oncologists, and gynaecologists, completed its term of service between June 8, 2015 and June 20, 2017.