Overview

China sends 11th medical team to Papua New Guinea in 2021

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•Papua New GuineaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Papua New GuineaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2021

Start (actual): Mar 9, 2021

End (actual): Aug 10, 2022

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China sent the 11th medical team to Papua New Guinea to serve in Port Moresby Hospital. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/793404010

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

Chongqing Municipal Health Commission

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Papua New Guinea

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China sends 11th medical team to Papua New Guinea in 2021

Narrative

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Project narrative

On March 9, 2021, the 11th Chinese medical aid team to Papua New Guinea departed from Chongqing to take over the duties of the 10th team. It will provide medical aid at Port Moresby General Hospital in the country's capital for one year. The 10-member team, with an average age of 39, includes eight medical workers, a translator and a cook. 8 of them returned on August 10th, 2022, after 16 months, while 2 of them stayed. Besides doing routine clinical work, the team will bring advanced domestic clinical diagnosis and treatment technology to PNG, help fight COVID-19 and provide medical services for overseas Chinese residents. Their expertise covers urology, obstetrics and gynecology, cardiovascular medicine, oncology, neurosurgery and neonatology.