Project ID: 31452

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

Commitment amount

$ 7773294.962

Constant 2017 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Zambia

Sector

Health (Code: 120)

Flow type

Grant

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

Pipeline: Commitment (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment year

2013

Description

In September 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.

Number of official sources

1

Number of unofficial sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Zambia [Government Agency]