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Chinese Government donates USD 86,300 in medical supplies to Ayres de Menezes Hospital in Sao Tome and Principe

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$79,581
Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•Sao Tome and PrincipeDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sao Tome and PrincipeSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Apr 14, 2021
Start (actual)
Apr 14, 2021
End (actual)
Apr 14, 2021

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This project was a donation of medical supplies to the Ayres de Menezes Hospital, located in the city of Sao Tome, the capital of Sao Tome and Principe. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/206524513

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

  • Ministry of Health of Sao Tome and Principe

Loan desecription

Chinese Government donates USD 86,300 in medical supplies to Ayres de Menezes Hospital in Sao Tome and Principe

Narrative

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Project narrative

On April 14, 2021, a handover ceremony was held for a batch of medical supplies valued at USD 86,300 donated by the Chinese Government to Ayres de Menezes Hospital in Sao Tome and Principe. The donation was handed over by members of a Chinese medical team as they began a three-year mission to support Ayres de Menezes Hospital. The donation was intended to address shortages in medical equipment and consumables at Ayres de Menezes Hospital in order to improve the facility's diagnostic and treatment capabilities.

Staff comments

1. Sources conflict on the arrival times of Chinese medical teams to Sao Tome and Principe. Some sources state that a team arrived in early April 2021 and provided medical supplies to Ayres de Menezes Hospital at the start of their three-year mission in the country (https://forumchinaplp.org.mo/zh-hans/economic_trade/view/4270), while other sources state that a team arrived in September 2021 for an 18-month mission and do not mention a donation of medical supplies prior to their arrival (https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20210918A08FXP00). AidData has chosen to code the project based on the available information, but has refrained from linking the project to any of the Chinese medical teams present in Sao Tome and Principe in 2021. 2. Notably, an agreement to continue dispatching Chinese medical teams to Sao Tome and Principe was signed on March 29, 2021, although it is unclear whether this agreement is related to the donation (https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/web/gjhdq_676201/gj_676203/fz_677316/1206_678452/1206x2_678472/202103/t20210330_9182575.shtml).