Chinese Government sends the fifth Chinese (Hunan) medical team to Sierra Leone
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Sierra Leone
Sector
Emergency response (Code: 720)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On May 9, 2015, the Chinese Government sent the fifth China (Hunan) Medical Team organized by the Health and Family Planning Commission of Hunan Province, led by the Xiangya Hospital of Central South University of China to Sierra Leone to assist with the Ebola epidemic. The team included 40 medical staff and technicians from Xiangya Hospital, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Hospital of Changsha, Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The team also included staff from 302 Military Hospital of China. The team treated 39 patients and cured 3 Ebola patients. On July 23, 2015, the mission was finished and the team returned home.
Number of official sources
0
Number of total sources
2
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Sierra Leone [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Health Commission of Hunan Province [Government Agency]
Xiangya Hospital Central South University [Miscellaneous Agency Type]