Project ID: 95171

National Health Commission of China sends medical team to Bangladesh to aid in COVID-19 relief efforts

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

National Health Commission of China [Government Agency]

Recipient

Bangladesh

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

2020-05-20

Actual start

2020-06-08

Actual complete

2020-06-22

Description

On June 8, 2020, a team of ten medical professionals sent by the National Health Commission of China arrived in Dhaka, Bangladesh. These professionals were respiratory physicians experienced in treating and handling COVID-19. They visited hospitals, testing centers, and quarantine centers in Dhaka to assist in treating patients and collaborated with Bangladeshi professionals to develop a plan to contain the pandemic. As of June 21, 2020, the team had visited 11 medical institutions, held 41 meetings, held 13 training sessions for 599 trainees (an additional 5,000 people watched online), provided technical guidance for 13 times, and accepted 5 media interviews. They returned to China on June 22, 2020.

Additional details

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

10

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Bangladesh [Government Agency]