Project ID: 91740

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

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Fujian Provincial Government [Government Agency]

Recipient

Botswana

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

Implementation (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2020-09-18

Actual start

2020-09-19

Planned complete

2022-09-19

Description

On September 19, 2020, China's Fujian Province dispatched the 16th medical team to Botswana. The team consisted of 46 members and will be in Botswana for two years. 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.

Number of official sources

3

Number of total sources

8

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Botswana [Government Agency]