Overview

China's Defense Ministry provides medical expert team and pneumonia supplies to Laos in April 2020

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Lao People's Democratic RepublicDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Lao People's Democratic RepublicSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 24, 2020

Start (actual): Apr 24, 2020

End (actual): Apr 24, 2020

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

China Ministry of National Defense
People's Liberation Army of China (PLA)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Laos Ministry of National Defense

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

People's Liberation Army of China (PLA)

Loan description

China's Defense Ministry provides medical expert team and pneumonia supplies to Laos in April 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 24, 2020, a team of five Chinese military medical experts, with pneumonia treatment materials donated by China's Defense Ministry, arrived in the Lao capital Vientiane. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) expert team was greeted at the Wattay International Airport of Vientiane by Lao’s Deputy Defense Minister, Aesamay Leuangvanxay, and Chinese Ambassador to Laos, Jiang Zaidong. At the airport, the medical expert team handed over pneumonia epidemic medical materials to Laos. The materials were carried by cargo planes of the PLA Air Force and were donated by the Ministry of National Defense of China. The monetary value of this donation is unknown.