Overview

The Chinese government establishes new joint hospital-college with the government of Bangladesh

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•BangladeshDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BangladeshSector•HealthFlow Type•Vague TBD

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2023

Start (actual): Apr 8, 2023

Geospatial footprint

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This project establishes the North Point Medical College and Hospital (NPMCH), which is located in Panchagarh District in Rangpur Region. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/7801693.

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

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Bangladesh

Loan desecription

The Chinese government establishes new joint hospital-college with the government of Bangladesh

Narrative

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Project narrative

The Chinese government and the government of Bangladesh plan to construct a new hospital, North Point Medical College and Hospital (NPMCH). The dual hospital and college will cost 25 billion Bangladeshi takas (around 250 million U.S. dollars). The contractors and funding structure for the hospital is unknown. The hospital will start operation in the first phase and the medical college in the second phase of the project. On April 8, 2023, the construction of NPMCH is initiated.