China sends Malaria prevention team to São Tomé & Príncipe

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of São Tomé & Príncipe
Country	Sao Tome and Principe
Start Date	Jan 01, 2018
End Date	Jan 16, 2033
Duration	5,494 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`70985`

Grant Description

On September 13th, 2018, a group from China, led by Deputy Director Ai Yinfang, visited the malaria prevention and technical assistance program in Sao Tome & Principe.

It is stated that the Chinese anti-malaria expert group taught and trained Sao Tome medical staff and gave out anti-malaria medication.

It is also stated that the Sao Tome Ethics Committee (Sao Tome Clinical trial authority) accepted the Chinese anti-malaria pilot drug use program.

According to the school's website, The Guangzhou College of Traditional Chinese Medicine is said to be responsible for technical consulting between China and Sao Tome.

📚 Sources & References

Deputy Director Ai Yinfang held working talks with the Minister of Health of Sao Tome and Principe
China's foreign aid for global poverty alleviation: artemisinin-based combination therapies against malaria in Togo 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.