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Chinese government dispatches medical expert team on COVID-19 to Sao Tome and Principe in May 2020

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Unspecified Sao Tome and Principe Government Institution
Country	Sao Tome and Principe
Start Date	May 31, 2020
End Date	Mar 22, 2033
Duration	4,678 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`92786`

Grant Description

On May 31, 2020, a team of Chinese medical professionals arrived at Sao Tome and Principe to help combat COVID-19. The expert group was formed by the National Health Commission and selected by the Hebei Provincial Health Commission.

The expert group consists of 12 experts, including experts in infectious diseases, respiratory, critical care, nursing, medical examination, and medical imaging.

From June 2nd to June 4th, the Chinese team carried out three-day training for dozens of São Tomé health professionals at Hospital Dr. Ayres de Menezes. Then, they completed their trip on June 9, 2020.

The training contents included etiological and epidemiological characteristics of Covid-19, methods and techniques of the epidemiological investigation, determination and management of people in close contact with confirmed cases, diagnostic criteria for asymptomatic cases, pandemic prevention and control strategy based on zoning. and in the classification, diagnosis and treatment of infected cases, treatment of severe and critical cases, functions of different test modes in the diagnosis, operation and use of ventilators, interpretation of medical images, and analysis of laboratory data.

📋 Staff Comments

1. Chinese title is '中国援圣普抗疫医疗专家组'

📚 Sources & References

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