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Overview

China sends the 17th medical team to São Tomé and Príncipe in September 2021

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•Sao Tome and PrincipeDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sao Tome and PrincipeSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Sep 1, 2021
Start (actual)
Sep 18, 2022
End (planned)
Mar 15, 2024

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

Loan description

China sends the 17th medical team to São Tomé and Príncipe in September 2021

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On September 17, 2021, the seventeenth Chinese medical team assigned to São Tomé and Príncipe departed China to fulfill their medical service of eighteen months. There were eight members of the team, including medical staff members from West China Hospital at Sichuan University, the Second West China Hospital of Sichuan University, and hospitals affiliated with Southwest Medical University. The team also had interpreters and cooks. During their stay in São Tomé and Príncipe, the team diagnosed local residents, donated medical supplies including PPE, and provided training for local doctors. They covered nineteen medical rounds, covering a total of 1300 kilometers during their stay and serving more than 1400 people. The team further executed the "São Tomé Island Youth Dental Fluoride Project," which provided free oral examinations to more than 1,400 youths across eleven elementary schools. The medical team was expected to return to China on March 15, 2023.