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Overview

West China Hospital at Sichuan University establishes telemedicine platform with Dr. Ayres de Menezes Hospital in Sao Tome and Principe in June 2019

Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•Sao Tome and PrincipeDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sao Tome and PrincipeSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2019
Start (actual)
Jun 4, 2019
End (actual)
Jun 4, 2019

Geospatial footprint

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The telemedicine unit is located at Sao Tome and Principe's Dr. Ayres de Menezes Hospital which is the in the capital city São Tomé. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/206524513

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Hospital Ayres de Menezes
  • Sao Tome and Principe Ministry of Health

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • West China Hospital (Sichuan University)

Loan description

West China Hospital at Sichuan University establishes telemedicine platform with Dr. Ayres de Menezes Hospital in Sao Tome and Principe in June 2019

Narrative

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Project narrative

On June 4, 2019, the West China Hospital at Sichuan University donated a telemedicine unit to the largest hospital in Sao Tome and Principe, also known as The Dr. Ayres de Menezes Hospital. This telemedicine unit allows the West China Hospital to provide technical assistance to Sao Tomean doctors, helping to train and assist physicians, and to provide remote consultations to Sao Tomean patients at the Dr. Ayres de Menezes Hospital. The unit was also expected to eventually allow Chinese doctors to perform surgery remotely using robots. The monetary value of this donation is unknown. Dr. Ayres de Menezes Hospital also has a telemedicine unit with the Portuguese Institute of Valle Flor. In Portuguese, the project name is "Hospital oeste da China da Universidade de Sichuan Hospital Central de Sao Tome e Principe, unidos pela alianca internacionale hospitalar em rede."