Overview

China donates medicine and medical equipment to three hospitals in Burundi

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•BurundiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BurundiSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Oct 27, 2023

Start (actual): Oct 27, 2023

End (actual): Oct 27, 2023

Geospatial footprint

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This project was a donation of medical equipment given to Prince Regent Charles Hospital, Mpanda Hospital, and the regional hospital of Gitega in Burundi. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/997079377, https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/789303811, https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1166301927

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

China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Burundi

Loan desecription

China donates medicine and medical equipment to three hospitals in Burundi

Narrative

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Project narrative

On October 27, 2023, the Government of China donated medicine and medical equipment to Prince Regent Charles Hospital, Gitega Regional Hospital, and Mpanda Hospital in Burundi. The reception ceremony was held in Bujumbura, attended by Burundian Ministry of Health officials and representatives from the Chinese Embassy. The type and total value of the donation were not disclosed. China had made similar medical donations to Prince Regent Charles Hospital and Gitega Regional Hospital in October 2022 (see Record ID#102281).

Staff comments

1. Funding agency assigned as MOFCOM based on the pattern of Chinese bilateral aid and AidData precedent; no direct source explicitly names this for the donation.