Chinese Government dispatches 6th Medical Team to Queen Elizabeth II Hospital
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Lesotho
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
Since 1997, Hubei Province has been sending medical teams to Lesotho every 2 years. On October 24, 2006, the Chinese Government and the Government of Lesotho signed a protocol agreement, dispatching the 6th Chinese medical team (第六批医疗队) to Lesotho. The team was stationed at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, which is located in the capital city of Maseru. The 15-member team completed its term of service between July 3, 2007 and June 2009. 6 members of the team were from the previous team (see #72087) and 9 new doctors were from Wuhan Tongji Hospital. They treated thousands of patients at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital during their 2-year term of service.
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
4
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Lesotho [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Provincial Government of Hubei (China) [Government Agency]