Overview

Chinese Government dispatches medical team to Kuwait to fight COVID-19

Commitment Year•2020Country 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: Apr 27, 2020

Start (actual): Apr 27, 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

Kuwait Ministry of Health

Loan description

Chinese Government dispatches medical team to Kuwait to fight COVID-19

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On April 27, 2020, a medical team dispatched by the Chinese Government to help fight COVID-19 arrived in Kuwait. The 8-member Chinese medical expert team, which was organized by China's National Health Commission and selected by Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, was comprised of experts specializing in fields including laboratory testing, infectious diseases prevention and control, respiratory and critical care, nursing and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The Chinese experts held several meetings with officials of Kuwait's Ministry of Health and experts from Kuwaiti's medical sectors to share experiences in prevention and control, testing, treatment and quarantine. It is unknown when the term of the medical team's service concluded.