17th Chinese medical team dispatched to Pikine National Hospital Center Senegal

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Senegal
Country	Senegal
Start Date	Jan 01, 2017
End Date	Jan 30, 2031
Duration	5,142 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`73514`

Grant Description

China has been sending medical teams to Senegal since 1975.

China stopped sending medical teams for 10-years (after Senegal severed diplomatic ties with it.) but then dispatched the 12th medical team in 2007 after Senegal re-established diplomatic ties with China. All of the Chinese medical teams that have been dispatched to Senegal are from Fujian Province.

The 17th medical team was stationed at the Pikine National Hospital Center in Dakar. It completed its terms of service between August 27, 2017, and August 26, 2019.

During this period, it reportedly treated around 76,489 patients, carried out 5,000 operations, conducted 20,000 examinations, and saved nearly 200 critically ill people in Senegal. It also organized 12 free consultations in Dakar, Thiès, Touba, Saint Louis, Foundiougne, Ziguinchor.”

📚 Sources & References

Mission médicale chinoise : Une nouvelle équipe a déposé ses valises au Sénégal
Allocution de S.E.M. ZHANG Xun à la Réception amicale pour les milieux de la santé sino-sénégalais 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.