China dispatches 13th medical team to the Union of the Comoros

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On March 15, 2019, the Chinese government dispatched its 13th medical aid team to the Union of the Comoros. On March 23, 2019 a ceremony was held at the El-Maroouf Hospital (Hopital El-Maarouf) in the city of Moroni to commemorate the handover of duties from the 12th medical team to the 13th. China has been dispatching medical aid teams to Comoros every two years since 1994. The teams are sourced from the Guangxi province (广西壮族自治区). The team's term of service was completed In March 2021. It is unknown whether the medical team was exclusively based at El-Maarouf Hospital; prior teams have also operated out of Fomboni Hospital (L’hôpital de Fomboni) on the island of Mwali and Hombo Hospital ((L’hôpital Hombo) on the island of Anjouan.