Overview

Chinese Government dispatches medical expert team to Saudi Arabia for COVID-19 assistance

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•Saudi ArabiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Saudi ArabiaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 15, 2020

Start (actual): Apr 15, 2020

End (actual): Apr 25, 2020

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

National Health Commission of China

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Saudi Arabia

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Ningxia Health and Welfare Commission (请宁夏卫健委与)

Loan description

Chinese Government dispatches medical expert team to Saudi Arabia for COVID-19 assistance

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In April 2020, China's National Health Commission dispatched a team of medical experts to Saudi Arabia to assist its COVID-19 pandemic response. The team consisted of eight members from the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Health Commission and included experts in laboratory testing, infectious disease prevention and control, respiratory and critical care, nursing, and traditional Chinese medicine. The team was to provide guidance and consulting and medical supplies (donated by the Ningxia Autonomous Region Government) to the Chinese Embassy, employees of Chinese companies, and Chinese expatriates. The expert team was also visit, exchange with, train, and consult with Saudi Arabian officials and institutions on COVID-19 prevention, control, diagnosis, and treatment. The expert team's mission was completed on April 25, 2020.