Overview

Chinese Government dispatches 14th medical team to Kuwait

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

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Sep 17, 2021

Start (actual): Sep 17, 2021

End (actual): Oct 24, 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

Kuwait Ministry of Health

Loan description

Chinese Government dispatches 14th medical team to Kuwait

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

The Chinese Government has dispatched 14 medical teams to Kuwait since 1976. The 14th medical team from Jilin Province consisted of 17 doctors and nurses — specialized in areas such as virus testing, infectious disease, respiratory disease, intensive care, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) — who were stationed at the Natural Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital (also known as the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital and the PMR Hospital) in Kuwait City. The team completed its term of service between September 17, 2021 and October 24, 2022.

Staff comments

1. The Arabic name of the hospital is مستشفى الطب الطبيعي والتأهيل الصحي