Overview

China sends Malaria prevention team to São Tomé & Príncipe

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•Sao Tome and PrincipeDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sao Tome and PrincipeSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2018

Start (actual): Sep 13, 2018

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 São Tomé & Príncipe

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Loan desecription

China sends Malaria prevention team to São Tomé & Príncipe

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On September 13th, 2018, a group from China, led by Deputy Director Ai Yinfang, visited the malaria prevention and technical assistance program in Sao Tome & Principe. It is stated that the Chinese anti-malaria expert group taught and trained Sao Tome medical staff and gave out anti-malaria medication. It is also stated that the Sao Tome Ethics Committee (Sao Tome Clinical trial authority) accepted the Chinese anti-malaria pilot drug use program. According to the school's website, The Guangzhou College of Traditional Chinese Medicine is said to be responsible for technical consulting between China and Sao Tome.