21st Chinese medical team to Ethiopia donates orthopedic equipment and pharmaceuticals worth RMB 507,524 to Tirunesh-Beijing Hospital

On July 18, 2019, the 21st Chinese medical team to Ethiopia donated orthopedic equipment and pharmaceuticals worth RMB 507,524 (close to $73,000) to the Tirunesh-Beijing Hospital (Ethio-China Friendship Hospital) on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. The donation was in line with an exchange of letters agreement signed by the Chinese Government on January 28, 2019. The equipment was provided at a handover ceremony, which was held alongside a voluntary medical activity and a free consultation event hosted by the 21st medical team. In attendance at the handover ceremony were the entirety of the 21st batch of China's aid to Ethiopia medical team (16 members), as well as representatives from the Tirunesh-Beijing Hospital.

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