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Chinese Government sends Medical Team to Morocco in 2021 (linked to Record ID#s ID #56311, #56319, #56331, #57182, #56341, #57440, #56345)

Funder	National Health Commission of China
Recipient Organization	Government of Morocco
Country	Morocco
Start Date	Feb 02, 2021
End Date	Feb 27, 2026
Duration	1,851 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`95544`

Grant Description

On February 2, 2021, the Chinese government sent a team of eleven doctors from the Jiading district in Shanghai to serve a two-year medical aid mission. As of February 2022, they have diagnosed and treated 12,600 patients and conducted 4,300 operations. The team departed the country on September 22, 2022, after 19 months of service.

A farewell ceremony in their honor was attended by Chinese ambassador Li Changlin and Morocco's Secretary of Health. This project is part of a series of ongoing medical missions to Morocco that China has undertaken since 1975. These missions are part of the implementation of the China-Africa Public Health Cooperation Plan.

As of March 2019, a reported total of 1,784 Chinese medical personnel have been sent to aid people across Morocco.

📋 Staff Comments

1. Other Chinese medical missions to Morocco include the following projects:Chinese Medical Mission to Morocco in 2005 (project #56311) Chinese Medical Mission to Morocco in 2010 (project #56319)Chinese Medical Mission to Morocco in 2013 (project #56331) Chinese Medical Mission to Morocco in 2015 (project #57182) Chinese Medical Mission to Morocco in 2016 (project #56341)Chinese Medical Mission to Morocco in 2017 (project #57440)Chinese Medical Mission to Morocco in 2018 (project # 56345)

📚 Sources & References

Morocco: Chinese Doctors Treat More than 12k Patients
Foreign service doctors make a difference in Morocco
Chinese Doctors Treat over 12,000 Moroccan Patients
驻摩洛哥大使李昌林出席援摩医疗队离任欢送会 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.