Project ID: 34606

China commits 6.7 million RMB for the Traditional Medical Center Construction Project

Commitment amount

$ 1196296.933

Constant 2017 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Thailand

Sector

Health (Code: 120)

Flow type

Grant

Concessional

Yes

Category

Intent

Mixed (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

OOF-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

2010

Description

In January 2007, the Government of Thailand approved an exchange of letters with the Government of China for the construction of a traditional Thai medicine center in Phuket. China offered financial assistance and experts to oversee the construction, which was supposed to be undertaken by the Department of Development of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine. The Phuket Provincial Health Office also budgeted 30 million Baht for the center.Then, in June 2010, government officials for Thailand and China signed the Traditional Medical Center Project Design Arrangement at a cost of 6.7 million RMB. The two-story building on Phuket island was intended to offer traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, Thai massage, foot treatment, as well as a meeting room, shop and restaurant.

Number of official sources

1

Number of unofficial sources

9

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Thailand [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Department for the Development of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTAM) [Government Agency]