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Overview

Chinese Peace Ark offers free medical service to Kenya

Commitment Year•2010Country of Activity•KenyaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•KenyaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2010
Start (actual)
Oct 13, 2010
End (actual)
Oct 18, 2010

Geospatial footprint

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More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/216716397#map=15/-4.0514/39.6379

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

  • People's Liberation Army of China (PLA)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Kenya

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • People's Liberation Army of China (PLA)

Loan desecription

Chinese Peace Ark offers free medical service to Kenya

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On October 13, 2010, the Chinese Navy Peace Ark Hospital Ship arrived in the Kenyan port of Mombasa. The ship, with 428 soldiers, officers and medical workers aboard, stayed in Mombasa for 5 days with the crew offering free medical services including diagnosis and treatment at the Kenya Red Cross Unit. The ship is equipped with a rescue helicopter, 300 hospital beds, 428 medical doctors, nurses and supporting staff from 32 medical departments including ICU, emergency treatment, internal medicine, surgery, respiratory, ophthalmology, neurology, dermatology, radiology, blood transfusion, traditional Chinese treatment, and more. The monetary value of the aid is unknown.