Overview

Chinese Government grants $8 million USD for provision of military and medical equipment

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$8,271,770

Commitment Year•2013Country of Activity•ZambiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ZambiaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Sep 25, 2013

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 Zambia

Loan desecription

Chinese Government grants $8 million USD for provision of military and medical equipment

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On September 25th, 2013, the Chinese government signed a grant agreement providing $8 million USD (42.2 million ZK) to the Government of Zambia in the form of medical and military equipment to be used to upgrade military hospitals countrywide. Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Zhou Yuxiao explained that the delivery of the equipment would occur in three phases over the course of three years. It is unclear whether these goods were ever delivered.