Project ID: 93193

China sends anti-epidemic medical team to South Sudan in August 2020

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

South Sudan

Sector

Health (Code: 120)

Flow type

Free-standing technical assistance

Infrastructure

No

COVID

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2020-08-19

Actual start

2020-08-19

Actual complete

2020-08-27

Description

On August 19, 2020, an arrival ceremony was held to celebrate the arrival of a Chinese anti-epidemic medical team in South Sudan. The team consists of 8 medical and nursing experts and they will work in South Sudan for nine days. The team specializes in the fields of laboratory technology, infection, insensitive care, public health, and nursing. During their nine-day residency, the medical team will work with senior South Sudanese government officials, local health experts, medical institutions, and medical staff on COVID-19 prevention and response. During the ceremony, the Chinese government also donated anti-epidemic supplies to South Sudan (Project ID#94236). On August 27, 2020, the medical team finished their mission and held a work summary report meeting.

Additional details

Number of official sources

3

Number of total sources

5

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

South Sudan Ministry of Health [Government Agency]