Overview

Chinese Government dispatches 22nd medical team to Lokossa, Natitingou, and Cotonou

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•BeninDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BeninSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2017

Start (actual): Dec 1, 2017

End (actual): Nov 30, 2018

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The 22nd Chinese medical team was stationed at Lokossa Regional Hospital (Hopital de zone de Lokossa), Natitingou Regional Hospital (Hopital de Zone de Natitingou), and Presidential Palace Infirmary in Cotonou (Centre hospitalier universitaire de Zone de Suru-Léré). More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/542157645#map=15/6.6239/1.7091 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/264743876 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/787464500 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/234343132#map=17/6.35273/2.41007.

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

Government of Benin

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Ningxia Health and Welfare Commission (请宁夏卫健委与)

Loan desecription

Chinese Government dispatches 22nd medical team to Lokossa, Natitingou, and Cotonou

Narrative

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Project narrative

Since 1978, the Health and Welfare Commission of China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (请宁夏卫健委与) has been sending medical teams to Benin. In 2017, the Chinese Government dispatched the 22nd Chinese medical team to Benin. The team was stationed at Lokossa Regional Hospital (Hopital de zone de Lokossa), Natitingou Regional Hospital (Hopital de Zone de Natitingou), and the Presidential Palace Infirmary (l'infirmerie du palais de la présidence) in Cotonou. The 25-member team completed its one-year term of service between December 2017 and 30 November, 2018. It reportedly operated on over 1,000 people and treated over 4,000 people. 14 team members were stationed in Lokossa, 8 team members were stationed in Natitingou, and 3 team members were stationed in Cotonou. Record ID#35656 captures the 12th medical team; #35657 captures the 13th; #35658 captures the 14th; #35660 captures the 15th; #35661 captures the 16th; #73429 captures the 17th; #73430 captures the 18th; #59639 captures the 19th; #52142 captures the 20th; #59423 captures the 21st; #59446 captures the 23rd.