Overview

Chinese Government sends 25th medical team to Benin in January 2021

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•BeninDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BeninSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 21, 2021

Start (actual): Jan 21, 2021

End (actual): Aug 11, 2022

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 Benin

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China

Loan description

Chinese Government sends 25th medical team to Benin in January 2021

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On January 21, 2021, the Chinese Government sent their 25th medical team to Benin. A welcome ceremony was held for the arrival of the medical team. Chinese Ambassador to Benin Peng Jintao attended the ceremony. Team members consisted of specialists in the fields of general medicine, cardiology, gynecology, radiology, pharmacology, otorhinolaryngology, and traditional Chinese medicine. While in Benin, the medical team treated more than 16,000 patients and performed 1,639 operations while also improving Benin’s COVID-19 response efforts. Following their services in Benin, the team departed on August 11, 2022.