China provides medical training to Guyanese doctors

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Guyana
Country	Guyana
Start Date	Sep 27, 2014
End Date	Aug 02, 2027
Duration	4,692 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`36648`

Grant Description

On September 27, 2014, China’s Minister of National Health and Family Planning, Li Bin, and Guyana’s Health Minister Dr.

Bheri Ramsaran sign the five-year Memorandum of Understanding on promoting cooperation in health policy, human resource training, and disease control.

The agreement calls for Chinese specialists to train doctors and medical personnel from Guyana, while the Guyanese government will invite Chinese instructors to offer courses at the University of Guyana's School of Medicine. The overall objective of the agreement is to reduce maternal mortality in Guyana, reducing the number of deaths by 75%.

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