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Chinese Foreign Ministry Donates Cash Grant to Jose Ramon Tabrane Maternity Hospital in Matanzas, Cuba

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•CubaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•CubaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

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Key dates

Commitment date
Dec 11, 2023
Start (actual)
Dec 11, 2023
End (actual)
Dec 11, 2023

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This project provided a cash grant to the Jose Ramon Tabrane Maternity Hospital in Matanzas Province, Cuba. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/434297140.

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 Foreign Affairs

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Cuba

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Cuba Ministry of Health

Loan description

Chinese Foreign Ministry Donates Cash Grant to Jose Ramon Tabrane Maternity Hospital in Matanzas, Cuba

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On December 11, 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China provided a cash grant to the Jose Ramon Tabrane Maternity Hospital in Matanzas Province, Cuba, as emergency assistance following the August 2022 oil tank explosion in the province. The donation was formally handed over by Chinese Ambassador Ma Hui at a ceremony held at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attended by representatives of Cuba’s Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) and the hospital. While the monetary value of the donation was not publicly disclosed, official MFA press releases confirm it as “现汇援助” (cash-based foreign aid). The donation was made to help the hospital recover from physical and financial losses caused by the explosion, which had strained Cuba’s already fragile public health system. This donation follows earlier post-disaster support provided by China to Cuba after the 2022 Matanzas oil tank explosion, which included medical and firefighting supplies.