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In 1984, Heilongjiang Province began sending medical teams to Cape Verde every two years. Then, in 1998, Sichuan Province, rather than Heilongjiang Province, began sending medical teams to Cape Verde ever two years. In 2008, the Chinese Government dispatched the 13th Chinese medical team (11th team from Sichuan Province) to Cape Verde. The 8-member team was stationed at Praia Central Hospital (Agostinho Neto Hospital or HAN) in the the capital city of Praia. It completed its term of service between September 2008 and September 2010.