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Overview

Chinese Government dispatches an anti-epidemic medical team to Angola in October 2020

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•AngolaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•AngolaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Oct 7, 2020
Start (actual)
Oct 7, 2020
End (actual)
Oct 21, 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 Angola

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • National Health Commission of China

Loan description

Chinese Government dispatches an anti-epidemic medical team to Angola in October 2020

Narrative

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Project narrative

On October 7, 2020, a 10-member anti-epidemic medical team dispatched from China arrived in Luanda, Angola. They planned to stay in Angola for 15 days to exchange experience with local professionals and aid in Angola's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The medical team's experience included working on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China. The team had experts trained in surgery, pulmonology, intensive care, nursing, the prevention of infectious diseases, and Chinese traditional medicine. Chinese Ambassador Gong Tao, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Angola Lopez, and State Secretary of Public Health of the Ministry of Health Mufinda greeted the team at their arrival. Secretary Mufinda noted that Angola was in an opportune time for China's assistance. Chinese ambassador to Angola Gong Tao emphasized that the solidarity between China and Angola was strong a reason to share medical information with Angola. The medical team completed the mission and departed from Angola on October 21, 2020.