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Chinese Government sends 13th medical team to Nepal in September 2020

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

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Sep 4, 2020
Start (actual)
Sep 4, 2020
End (actual)
Mar 1, 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 Nepal

Loan description

Chinese Government sends 13th medical team to Nepal in September 2020

Narrative

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Project narrative

On September 11, 2020, China’s Ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi, participated in the video conference celebrating the departure of China’s 12th medical team and welcoming the 13th medical team to Nepal. Zhang Wei, the captain of the 13th medical team, and representatives of some other members attended the meeting. The 13th medical team consisted of 17 medical professionals from the Hebei Province of China. The average age of doctors on this team is 40 and all of them have master’s degrees or above. The doctors have all come from 3A hospitals, the highest ranking hospitals in China. The team departed from Shijiazhuang in Hebei on September 4, 2020, and arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 5, 2020. The medical team will stay in Nepal for 18 months to provide quality health related services. During their time in Nepal, the medical team will work in B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital to provide medical assistance. The team will provide regular medical services to local people, including examinations, diagnosis, treatments, and surgeries.