Project ID: 34818

China sends DNA experts to help Thailand identify tsunami victims

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Thailand

Sector

Emergency response (Code: 720)

Flow type

Free-standing technical assistance

Infrastructure

No

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

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2004-12-01

Actual complete

2005-10-15

Geography

Description

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.

Additional details

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

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

10

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Thailand [Government Agency]