Chinese government sends military medical team to Ecuador 2010-2011 (Linked to Record ID#85603, #85605, and #89533)

Project narrative

From November 13, 2010 to April 1, 2011, a medical team of doctors from the People's Liberation Army was sent by the Chinese government to the Armed Forces General Hospital in Ecuador to improve the health of both the military and civilian populations, as well as strengthen relations between the armed forces of both countries. The Chinese government financed the salaries of the medical team and their international travel expenses. The medical team consisted of two acupuncture specialists, one massage therapist, and one interpreter. The Directorate of Interinstitutional Cooperation of the Armed Forces of Ecuador (Dirección de Cooperación Interinstitucional del CC.FF.AA) also helped with project implementation. The team's visit fell under the framework established by the Cooperation Agreement Between the Ministry of National Defense of China and the Ministry of Defense of Ecuador about the Sending of Chinese Medics to the General Hospital of the Armed Forces of Ecuador, signed November 13, 2009. Other medical teams that arrived under this framework can be found in projects #85603 and #85605. The November 13, 2009 agreement is the third of its kind, with the other two agreements signed February 19, 2004, which lasted three years, and September 18, 2008, which was in effect September 2007 to April 2009. The November 2009 agreement, unlike its predecessors, is automatically self-renewing, unless one of the parties wishes to stop it.