China sends an additional 43 relief workers to Haiti (linked to #85824)
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Haiti
Sector
Emergency response (Code: 720)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On January 21, 2010, the Chinese government announced a 43 person medical care and epidemic prevention team would help assist disaster relief efforts in Haiti following a magnitude 7.3 earthquake. The team arrived on January 25 and left on February 9, and team members were from China's military medical system. 70 percent of them had participated in previous UN peacekeeping missions. They brought with them medical supplies worth 18 million RMB (see project #85824). The team will be replacing another 60 member team, consisting of medical professionals and individuals working on search and rescue operations (see project #40186).
Additional details
The costs associated with sending this medical team to Haiti may be included in the 18 million RMB in project #85824
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
9
Details
Cofinanced
No