Overview

Chinese embassy grants medical equipment to Jamaica for combatting dengue fever

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$500,000

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•JamaicaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•JamaicaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Dec 6, 2023

Start (actual): Dec 6, 2023

End (actual): Dec 6, 2023

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The project involved the donation of medical equipment to combat dengue fever to the Bustamante Hospital for Children, located in Saint Andrew, Kingston, Jamaica. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/247298062.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Chinese Embassy

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Jamaica

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Chinese embassy grants medical equipment to Jamaica for combatting dengue fever

Narrative

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Project narrative

The Chinese Embassy donated medical supplies to the government of Jamaica on December 6, 2023. The medical supplies were intended to combat dengue fever during a shortage of medical supplies. The supplies included two defibrillators, 15 video laryngoscopes with C blade, 28 syringe pumps, two physiological monitors, eight cardiac monitors, 15 phototherapy lamps, and five infant warmers, and were valued at USD 500,000. Most of the supplies were intended for the Bustamante Hospital for Children in the capital city of Kingston. According to the Chinese ambassador, the donation was a result of a 2022 video conference between China and Caribbean officials.