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Overview

China donates cholera medication worth 1 million Yuan to Sierra Leone

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$171,799
Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Aug 30, 2012
Start (actual)
Aug 30, 2012
End (actual)
Dec 4, 2012

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

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Chinese Embassy
  • Government of Sierra Leone

Loan description

China donates cholera medication worth 1 million Yuan to Sierra Leone

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In August 2012, the Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Kuang Weilin, on behalf of the Chinese government, signed an exchange of letters with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sierra Leone to donate a batch of cholera drugs to Sierra Leone. The Head of Political Section and Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy , Xu Zhou, said the embassy was closely following the cholera situation in the country and was deeply concerned about the development. All Africa, a media outlet, reported that the drugs are worth 1 million Yuan. In December 2012, the hand-over ceremony of the drugs took place at the Central Medical Store in Freetown. Fan Xiaodong, the Political Counsellor of the Chinese embassy signed the certificate with the First Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation.