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China sends the third medical team to the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in Gambia in 2019 (linked to Record ID#57017 and #60550)
| Funder | Unspecified Chinese Government Institution |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Government of Gambia |
| Country | Gambia |
| Start Date | Jan 01, 2019 |
| End Date | Aug 08, 2028 |
| Duration | 3,507 days |
| Number of Grantees | 1 |
| Roles | Recipient |
| Data Source | AidData Chinese Aid |
| Grant ID | 57444 |
Grant Description
On June 21, 2019, a third group of medical teams arrived in Banjul at Gambia for one-year mission.
On June 24th, a welcoming ceremony was held at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, where the medical team will provide technical consultancy and carry out surgeries such as laparoscopic surgeries.
According to the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Gambia source, this third medical team established working ties with the Ministry of Health and Edwards Francis Small Teaching Hospital. The amount of members involved in this medical team is unknown. This project is completed.
This project is linked to the two previous medical teams sent to the Gambia in 2017 and 2018, recorded in projects #57017 and #60550.
On June 12, 2019, Ambassador Ma Jianchun met with the Chinese working group of the Zhonggang counterpart hospital cooperation project at the embassy.
Ambassador Ma listened to the report of Yang Qing, the deputy dean of the Shengjing Hospital affiliated to China Medical University, the head of the Chinese working group on the cooperation between the hospital and the Gambia Edward Hospital in the field of obstetrics and gynecology to help build the gynecological endoscopy center.
On June 24, 2019, Ambassador Ma Jianchun met at the embassy with Director Fu Weili of the Liaoning Health Commission and the head of the third batch of Chinese medical aid teams.
Ambassador Ma listened to reports on the handover of the second and third batches of medical teams, and the third batch of medical teams established working contacts with the Ministry of Health and Edward Teaching Hospital.
On July 11, 2019, Counselor Luo Wenjun, Attaché Bo Chuanjie, and Deng Hong of the West African Representative Office of the Economic Cooperation Zone of the Ministry of Commerce in the Gambia Embassy in the Gambia formed an inspection team to conduct a special safety inspection on the medical team.
The inspection team visited the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital and the camp where they were stationed. They focused on inspections of medical safety, camp safety and security.
Due to the pandemic, the doctors worked for over 18 months before they finished their mission and went back to China on January 10, 2021.
Sources & References
- 中国援冈比亚第三批医疗队抵达班珠尔
- Counselor Luo Wenjun led a team to conduct a special safety inspection of the Chinese medical team aided by the Gambia
- Ambassador Ma Jianchun meets with the third batch of Chinese medical team aided by Gambia
- Ambassador Ma Jianchun met with the Chinese working group of the Zhonggang counterpart hospital cooperation project
- Creating a Brand-new Chapter of Comprehensive and Rapid Development of China-Gambia Relations in the New Era
- 中国医大一院第三批援冈比亚医疗队凯旋
- 第三批中国（辽宁）援冈比亚医疗队圆满完成援外任务安全返回辽宁
- 第二批中国援冈比亚医疗队结束援助任务
- Ambassador Ma Jianchun met with the third batch of medical teams in the Gambia. 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.
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