17th medical team trains over 20 oral health students in Sao Tome and Principe

Funder	Sichuan Provincial Commission of Health
Recipient Organization	Victor Sá Machado Institute
Country	Sao Tome and Principe
Start Date	Apr 08, 2022
End Date	Oct 28, 2026
Duration	1,664 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`102549`

Grant Description

By April 8, 2022, a Chinese oral health team, part of the 17th medical team, had provided practical training to more than 20 students studying oral and dental health at the Victor Sá Machado Institute (o Instituto Victor Sá Machado). These students will be licensed to practice oral and dental health within the next four years.

At least two of the students travelled to China with a patient who needed intervention because her tooth had been destroyed by cavities and needed to be extracted.

During the same trip, the Chinese health professionals gave check-ups to people at the Polyclinic Center of Sao Tome (o Centro Policlínico de São Tomé), which is represented by Record ID#102548.

📋 Staff Comments

1. AidData has entered the Sichuan Provincial Commission of Health as the funding agency based on media reporting that the 17th Chinese Medical Team to São Tomé and Príncipe was dispatched by Sichuan Province.

📚 Sources & References

Saúde Oral-Médicos chineses dizem que a situação é preocupante em STP Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.