Chinese medical aid team provides medical services and donates supplies to Sierra Leone for mudslide relief (linked to #63232)

On August 20, 2017, the 2 military medical experts team of Chinese People's Liberation Army to Sierra Leone donated more than 100 boxes of drugs, including antibiotics and anti-malaria, together with some 30 boxes food, drinking water and mosquito repellent, in addition to a donation of $1,400, which was delivered to Sierra Leone government through the Chinese embassy, according to Xinhua. They also treated more than 70 people affected by the deadly mudslide and flooding that struck Freetown on July 14, according to Xinhua and People's Daily. The team has participated in disaster relief through the coordination of the joint medical unit set up by Sierra Leone's armed forces. Xinhua news also reported that the team arrived in Freetown in June. The 14 member team was tasked with helping Sierra Leone's armed forces building a modern center for prevention of infectious diseases in the post-Ebola era (#63232).

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