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Overview

China sends 15th medical team to Guyana

Commitment Year2019Country of ActivityGuyanaDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationGuyanaSectorHealthFlow TypeFree-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2019
Start (actual)
Jul 6, 2019
End (actual)
Jul 6, 2020

Geospatial footprint

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The project sent medical teams to Linden Hospital, located in Noitgedacht, Guyana, and Georgetown Hospital, located on New Market St, Georgetown, Guyana. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/794559998, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11213168

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 Guyana

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Chinese Embassy

Loan description

China sends 15th medical team to Guyana

Narrative

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Project narrative

According to a report from the Chinese Embassy in Guyana, On July 6, 2019 the 15th batch of Chinese medical team members arrived in Guyana, with the team including 16 members. They were sent to work at Georgetown Hospital and Linden Hospital in Guyana. Since 1993, China has sent over 216 medical experts to assist Guyana. The fourteenth group was sent to Guyana in 2018 (see Record ID#71210). The thirteenth batch was sent to Guyana in 2017 (see Record ID#71208), the twelfth batch of doctors was sent to Guyana in 2016 (see Record ID#71207), the eleventh batch of doctors to Guyana was sent in 2014 (see Record ID#71206), and the tenth batch in 2012 (see Record ID#71205). A sixth batch is recorded by Record ID#71201.

Staff comments

The date committed is unknown, as is the date ended. The completion date is estimated based on a service period of one year. Linked records are ID#71210, #71208, #71207, #71206, #71205, #71201.