Project ID: 2324

China Eximbank provides RMB 361 million government concessional loan for Mobile Hospital Project

Commitment amount

$ 64457192.97

Constant 2017 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Export-Import Bank of China [State-owned Policy Bank]

Recipient

Zambia

Sector

Health (Code: 120)

Flow type

Loan

Concessional

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment year

2010

Completion

2011

2011-04-02

Actual

Description

In 2010, China Eximbank and the Zambia Ministry of Finance signed an RMB 361 million (USD $53 million) government concessional loan (GCL) agreement for the Mobile Hospital Project. The GCL carried the following terms: 15 year maturity, 5 year grace period, 2% interest rate, 0.075% commitment fee, and 1% management fee. This project supported the acquisition of 9 sets of mobile hospitals and 150 emergency ambulances. One mobile hospital was assigned to each of country’s 9 provinces. Each mobile hospital included a fleet of seven vehicles, including an operating theater, a laboratory, an X-ray unit, and a pharmacy vehicle. Each mobile hospital had at least 35 health workers, including a surgeon, physician, anesthetist, pharmacist, dentist, eye specialist, nurses, and laboratory technologists. Once the mobile hospitals arrived in a given location, they provided curative healthcare services for 7 days. The purpose of Mobile Hospital Project was to facilitate the purchase of medical facilities, spare parts, and medical consumables, and provide relevant trainings and services. Its ultimate objective was to provide equitable access to quality healthcare to the people in remote and hard-to-reach areas. China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC), which was later renamed AVIC International, was the contractor responsible for project implementation. This project was completed when all mobile hospitals became operational in 2011. Then, between 2011 and 2013, AVIC International provided free support and maintenance for the mobile hospitals as part of its sale contract. By 2014, the mobile medical service had reached 9 provinces, 76 regions, and 491,120 patients. It had also performed 25,611 surgeries.

Additional details

The Chinese project title is 流动医院项目. The SAIS-CARI China Loans to Africa database released in July 2020 does not record the interest rate, maturity, or grace period of this loan. AidData extracted this information from the Zambia Auditor General's 2011 report (source ID 67065 p. 117, 125).

Number of official sources

10

Number of unofficial sources

7

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Receiving agencies [Type]

Zambia Ministry of Finance [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC) [State-owned Company]

Loan type

Concessional

Maturity

15 years

Interest rate

2.0%

Grace period

5 years

Management fee

1.0

Commitment fee

0.075

Grant element

47.56430247%

Gurarantee provided

No

Insurance provided

No