Overview

China sends the 16th medical team to São Tomé and Príncipe in September 2020

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Sao Tome and PrincipeDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sao Tome and PrincipeSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Sep 1, 2020

Start (actual): Sep 12, 2020

End (planned): Sep 22, 2021

End (actual): Oct 30, 2021

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 São Tomé & Príncipe

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

West China Hospital (Sichuan University)

Loan description

China sends the 16th medical team to São Tomé and Príncipe in September 2020

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On September 12, 2020, the 16th medical team arrived from the West China Hospital and started the handover process with the 15th medical team in São Tomé and Príncipe. They started working on September 21, 2020 after 9 days of training and the handover process. They worked in the Iris de Menezé National Hospital and Dashui District Central Clinic and provided aid in obstetrics, gynecology, cardiovascular medicine, general surgery, stomatology, acupuncture, and moxibustion. Their mission was officially completed on September 22, 2021. However, they returned to China on November 30, 2021, which is 69 days delayed from the planned departure date due to COVID-19.