China sends 16th medical team to Lesotho

Funder	Wuhan Municipal Health Commission
Recipient Organization	Lesotho Ministry of Health\|Motebang Hospital
Country	Lesotho
Start Date	Jan 14, 2022
End Date	Mar 16, 2030
Duration	2,983 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`101374`

Grant Description

On January 14, 2022, China's 16th medical team to Lesotho completed its training. This 16th medical team to assist Lesotho was dispatched by the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission.

The team members came from Wuhan First Hospital, Central Hospital, Fourth Hospital, Children's Hospital, Pulmonary Hospital, Hanyang Hospital, Hankou Hospital, and Venezuela’s Center for Foreign Exchange and Cooperation. On March 10, 2022, the medical team was welcomed at Moshoeshoe Airport, Lesotho to begin their mission.

The medical team included six doctors, two women and four men with different specialities being; an orthopaedics, gynaecologist, general surgeon, anaesthetist and an internal medicine specialist. These six doctors started their duties at Motebang Hospital on March 24th after two weeks of quarantine.

📋 Staff Comments

1. The duration of the 16th medical team's mission is unknown.

📚 Sources & References

MoH welcomes new Chinese medical team
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