Chinese military sends the 1st Military Medical Experts team to Sierra Leone in July 2016

Funder	China (People's Republic of)
Recipient Organization	Sierra Leone
Country	Sierra Leone
Start Date	Dec 25, 2016
End Date	Dec 29, 2027
Duration	4,021 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`63226`

Grant Description

In July 2016, Chinese military sent a team of 10 medical experts from the People's Liberation Army 302 Hospital and Chinese Military Medical Institution to Sierra Leone to work with the medical staffs of 34 military hospital of Sierra Leone's Armed Forces (中国首批援塞军事医学专家).

Their duty included establishing the Mobile Electronic Surveillance System for Infectious Diseases (MESSID) which was the first Modern infectious disease prevention and control system in Sierra Lone.

The medical team also treated many local patients, trained local nurses and doctors, and sent 15 excellent medical personnel to China for further studying.

At the same time, they carried out a number of medical research in malaria, typhoid fever, hepatitis, HIV, Ebola and unknown-origins fevers. 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.