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China's Fujian Province provides the 16th medical team to Botswana in September 2020

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•BotswanaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BotswanaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Sep 18, 2020
Start (actual)
Sep 19, 2020
End (actual)
Sep 28, 2022

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

  • Fujian Provincial Government

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Botswana

Loan description

China's Fujian Province provides the 16th medical team to Botswana in September 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On September 19, 2020, China's Fujian Province dispatched the 16th medical team to Botswana. The team consisted of 46 members and stayed in Botswana for two years, departing on September 28, 2022. The team was dispatched to Botswana to assist in COVID-19 treatment, prevention efforts, and general medical aid. According to the Fujian Government, by August 31, 2021, the team had received 26,971 outpatients, 14,015 inpatients, and performed 2,926 surgeries in Botswana. On September 18, 2020, the Fujian Provincial Health Commission held a departure ceremony for the medical team. Ambassador Wang Xuefeng, Counselor Wang Bangfu, Counselor Yang Xunlei, all the staff of the Chinese Embassy in Botswana, Fang Shaoxiong, members of the Party Group of Fujian Provincial Health and Health Commission, and the members of the 16th medical aid team participated in the event. On September 28, 2022, a farewell ceremony was held for the team in Botswana where the Botswana minister of health thanked the team for their work.