Project ID: 90301

Chinese Government sends medical expert team to Laos to fight against COVID-19 pandemic in May 2021

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Laos

Sector

Health (Code: 120)

Flow type

Free-standing technical assistance

Infrastructure

No

COVID

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2021-01-01

Actual start

2021-05-04

Actual complete

2021-05-18

Description

On May 4th, 2021, the anti-pandemic medical expert team sent by the Chinese government arrived at Vientiane International Airport. Chinese ambassador Jiang Zaidong and Laos Deputy Prime Minister Ji Qiao greeted the team. The team will aid Laos in various areas of anti-pandemic tasks. Ji Qiao appreciated the aid from the Chinese government and express willingness to cooperate with China in public health and other related aspects. On May 18th, 2021, the Chinese anti-pandemic medical expert team in Laos held a work summary meeting with the Laos Ministry of Health. Lao Minister of Health Ben Fung awarded honorary certificates to the members of the expert group to recognize and thank them for their outstanding contributions to Laos' public health. The expert team left Laos and returned to China on the same day in the afternoon.

Additional details

1.) The Chinese project title is 中国政府派遣医疗专家组前往老挝协助抗击新冠肺炎大流行.

Number of official sources

3

Number of total sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Laos [Government Agency]