West China Hospital at Sichuan University establishes telemedicine platform with Dr. Ayres de Menezes Hospital in Sao Tome and Principe in June 2019
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Sao Tome and Principe
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
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."
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
8
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Sao Tome and Principe Ministry of Health [Government Agency]
Hospital Ayres de Menezes [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
West China Hospital (Sichuan University) [Government Agency]