Chinese medical cooperation in Africa: With special emphasis on the medical teams and anti-malaria campaign
2011 (English)Report (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet ; Peking University, School of International Studies , 2011. , p. 27
Series
Discussion Paper, ISSN 1104-8417 ; 52
Keywords [en]
Health aid, Health services, International cooperation, South south relations, Africa, China
National Category
Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-1363ISBN: 978-91-7106-683-1 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:nai-1363DiVA, id: diva2:399727
Note
Medical cooperation between China and Africa started in 1963 when China sent its first medical team to Algeria. With the increase in China’s power and the implementation of the “going-out” strategy, China’s policy towards Africa has become a focus of the international community, while for China, South-South cooperation has become more significant. Cooperation in the medical field is a typical element in South-South cooperation and is an important part of China’s official development assistance (ODA). It includes Chinese medical teams, the anti-malaria campaign, training African medical personnel, China-supported medications, facilities and hospitals in Africa, and Chinese medical cooperation with WHO and other international institutions in Africa. The dispatch of Chinese medical teams by the government is one of the most enduring and effective forms of cooperation in Africa. This paper studies the medical cooperation between China and Africa, with special emphasis on Chinese medical teams and anti-malaria efforts, especially after the China-Africa Summit in 2006.
2011-02-232011-02-232011-03-16Bibliographically approved