Project ID: 59019
China sent the 6th medical team to South Sudan (link to #71433 and #71422)
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
South Sudan
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On May 3, 2018, the 6th Chinese medical team consisting of 15 doctors from Anhui Province arrived in South Sudan. As of the end of March 2019, the team had treated 5,784 patients with outpatient procedures and 1,159 with inpatient procedures, including saving the lives of 538 critically ill patients. On May 4, 2019, the Chinese Embassy in South Sudan held a ceremony officially sending off the sixth medical team and welcoming the seventh. See projects #71433 and #71422 for specific acts performed by this team.
Additional details
The project title is 第六批中国援南医疗队
Number of official sources
7
Number of total sources
7
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of South Sudan [Government Agency]