Overview

Chinese Government sends anti-epidemic medical expert team to Equatorial Guinea in response to COVID-19 epidemic

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Equatorial GuineaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Equatorial GuineaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 25, 2020

Start (actual): May 25, 2020

End (actual): Jun 8, 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

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Equatorial Guinea

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Hunan Provincial Health Commission
National Health Commission of China

Loan description

Chinese Government sends anti-epidemic medical expert team to Equatorial Guinea in response to COVID-19 epidemic

Narrative

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Project narrative

On May 25, 2020, an anti-epidemic expert team of 12 members arrived in Malabo in response to the COVID-19 epidemic. The team was formed by the National Health Commission and selected by the Hunan Provincial Health Commission. The team included experts in respiratory care, infectious disease, intensive care, Infection control, public health, laboratory testing and nursing. Zhao Lijian, the spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Information Department of the People's Republic of China, announced their arrival on May 25. The team remained in Equatorial Guinea for 10 days and left on June 8, 2020, after providing medical assistance.