DAKAR, April 15 -- The 15th Chinese medical mission to Senegal on Monday offered medical equipment worth 30,000 U.S. dollars to the Pikine National Hospital in Dakar.

The donation which comprised of foodstuffs, drugs and hospital equipment, was handed over to the hospital's director Saliou Diallo.

Diallo hailed the support that members of the Chinese medical team had offered at the Pikine hospital, especially in terms of offering medical service at the facility which was facing a shortage of medical staff.

The 15th Chinese medical mission to Senegal was comprised of 13 people including 10 specialist doctors.