Overview

China sends the fifth medical team to Samoa in 2021

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

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 27, 2021

Start (actual): Apr 27, 2021

End (actual): Feb 26, 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

Samoa Ministry of Health

Loan description

China sends the fifth medical team to Samoa in 2021

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 27th, 2021, China's fifth medical team to Samoa held a departure ceremony. The renewed medical team programs between China and Samoa started in 2018, and the rotation is typically every six month. The fifth team added Obstetrics and Gynecology and Critical Care Medicine specialists on its team. The team concluded its mission on February 26th, 2022 and returned to China. The mission was longer than expected because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The personnel on medical team to Samoa was selected from various hospitals in Jilin province in northern China.