Third Chinese medical team provides assistance at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Bridgetown, Barbados (Linked to Record ID#54835, #54834, #71321, #72188)

Project narrative

A team of Chinese specialist medical professionals was welcomed to Barbados by the Barbadian Health and Wellness Minister, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic on July 27, 2018. The group of doctors and nurses, sent by the Chongqing Municipal Health Commission, builds on the work already done by two prior Chinese teams in assisting the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Bridgetown as part of a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two countries in October, 2016. On September 14, 2019, a ceremony bidding the third medical team farewell and welcoming the fourth medial team took place, though original reports indicated the third medical team would only be staying for six months. This team was the third of four batches and training provided by an October 2016 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). See projects ID #54835, #54834, #71321, and #54836 for projects on each of the medical batches. #72188 captures the training provided through the agreement.