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Chinese Government dispatches 10th Chinese Medical Team to Port Vila Central Hospital

Commitment Year•2015Country of Activity•VanuatuDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•VanuatuSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2015
Start (actual)
Mar 30, 2015
End (actual)
Sep 16, 2016

Geospatial footprint

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The 10th Chinese medical team was stationed at Port Vila Central Hospital, which is located near the city of Port Vila (exact locational coordinates: -17.74227, 168.321099). More detailed locational information can be found at found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/307095157

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 Vanuatu

Implementing agencies

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • Port Vila Central Hospital

Loan description

Chinese Government dispatches 10th Chinese Medical Team to Port Vila Central Hospital

Narrative

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On March 30th, 2015, a welcome ceremony was held for the arrival of the 10th Chinese Medical team to Port Vila Central Hospital (or 援瓦维拉港第十期医疗队). The ceremony was attended by the Chinese Ambassador, Xie Bohua, and the Vanuatu Minister of Health, Willie Reuben Abel. The team was based at the Port Vila Central Hospital and, according to "THE 10th CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM ARRIVED IN PORT VILA," the medical team included "General Surgery, Mr. Wang Dianjun, General Physician, Ms. Li Ping, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ms. Yang Li, and Interpreter, Mr. Shen Jiwei." The team left Vanuatu after a farewell ceremony on September 16th, 2016 ("驻瓦努阿图大使刘全出席援瓦维拉港第十期医疗队欢送仪式"). Chinese medical teams have been sent to Port Vila Central Hospital since 1993 and include 7-9 doctors.