Overview

China sends medical team to Ethiopia (19th)

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•EthiopiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•EthiopiaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

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Commitment date: Jan 1, 2016

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The purpose of this project was to send a medical team to the Tirunesh-Beijing Ethio-China Friendship Hospital on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/175427790

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

Henan Provincial Government

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Ethiopia

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China sends medical team to Ethiopia (19th)

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In September 2016, the Chinese government sent their 19th medical team to Ethiopia. The 19th team was a continuation of medical cooperation between Ethiopia and China since 1974. Comprising 16 medical professionals, the 19th team was headed by Zhang Xiaoyang. Members of the medical team were from China's Henan province. The team was based at the Tirunesh-Beijing Ethio-China Friendship Hospital on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. The medical team was scheduled to stay in Ethiopia for 385 days, providing free consultation and operations at Tirunesh-Beijing and other hospitals.