Overview

Chinese Embassy donates mobile blood donation vehicle to North Central Regional Health Authority in Trinidad and Tobago

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$203,852

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•Trinidad and TobagoDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Trinidad and TobagoSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jun 21, 2023

Start (actual): Jun 21, 2023

End (actual): Jun 21, 2023

Geospatial footprint

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This project was a donation to the North Central Regional Health Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, located in Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/391181116

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

Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Health

Loan description

Chinese Embassy donates mobile blood donation vehicle to North Central Regional Health Authority in Trinidad and Tobago

Narrative

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Project narrative

On June 21, 2023, the Chinese embassy in Trinidad and Tobago donated a mobile blood donation vehicle to the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) in Trinidad and Tobago (see source ID #204447). The vehicle will aid in supporting the Health Ministry's efforts in collecting blood donations, which they estimated to attract about 20,000 people donating blood annually. While the full value of the vehicle is unknown, the Ministry of Health stated that China had donated TTD 1,380,000.00 in March 2022 to support the cost of the donation vehicle (see source ID #206015).

Staff comments

1. Source ID#206015 states that the Ministry of Health donated TT$1.38 million to support the cost of the bus. AidData records this contribution to the vehicle as the committed amount.