Overview

China sends DNA experts to help Thailand identify tsunami victims

Commitment Year•2004Country of Activity•ThailandDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ThailandSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Dec 1, 2004

End (actual): Oct 15, 2005

Geospatial footprint

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China sends DNA experts to help Thailand identify tsunami victims. The hardest hit area was Phang Nga which was the main target of this project. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1908799.

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 Thailand

Loan desecription

China sends DNA experts to help Thailand identify tsunami victims

Narrative

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Project narrative

In December 2004, China sent a team of 5 DNA experts from Beijing to Thailand to help identify tsunami victims. The team returned to China on January 15, 2005 with 1563 DNA samples to be tested. China also funded all the DNA tests. In October 2005, DNA testing was reported to be mostly finished.

Staff comments

To view all projects connected to China's contribution of 63 million USD for tsunami relief, see projects linked with resource #41811.