Chinese Government provides 12 medical experts in April 2020 to fight COVID-19 (Linked to Project ID #90263, #93379)
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Myanmar
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
COVID
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On April 8, 2020, the Chinese Government officially sent 12 medical experts from Yunnan Province medical institutions to Myanmar to help fight the spread of COVID-19 (see Project ID #93378). During their stay, the team visited 43 medical institutions in Rangoon and Mandalay and held more than 50 exchange activities. For example, they visited Mandalay General Hospital's Department of Emergency Medicine to observe COVID-19 patients and discussed best practices for treating them. The team returned to China two weeks later on April 22, 2020. When the Chinese medical team arrived at Yangon Airport on April 8, 2020, they donated 5.3 tons of medical equipment to the Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports which included: 8,500 N95 masks, 60,000 medical masks, 5,500 sets of PPE, and a testing lab (see Project ID #90263). Moreover, the Chinese medical team also donated drugs worth RMB 4,337,334.25 to the Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports (see Project ID #93379). Project ID #93378 captures the technical assistance. Project ID #90263 captures the 5.3 tons of donated medical equipment and testing lab. Project ID #93379 captures the drugs worth RMB 4.3 million.
Number of official sources
5
Number of total sources
7
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports [Government Agency]