Project ID: 67516

Chinese Government dispatches first medical team to Ayres de Menezes Hospital

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Sao Tome and Principe

Sector

Health (Code: 120)

Flow type

Free-standing technical assistance

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2017-01-01

Actual start

2017-02-01

Actual complete

2017-08-02

Geography

Description

In February 2017, a team of medical specialists from China was dispatched to São Tomé and Príncipe. This was the first Chinese medical team to be dispatched to São Tomé and Príncipe since the resumption of diplomatic ties between the two countries. The team included specialists in cardiology, dentistry, dermatology, general surgery, as well as some nurses. It was stationed at Ayres de Menezes Hospital and completed its 6-month term of service on August 2, 2017. The team was replaced by a second Chinese medical team (see #67518).

Number of official sources

4

Number of total sources

7

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of São Tomé & Príncipe [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

West China Hospital (Sichuan University) [Government Agency]