Project ID: 36065

Chinese Government donates Ebola prevention and treatment equipment worth RMB 5 million

Commitment amount

$ 898396.3682900709

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 898396.37

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Congo (DRC)

Sector

Health (Code: 120)

Flow type

Grant

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

2014-09-26

Planned start

2014-09-26

Actual start

2014-10-29

Actual complete

2014-10-29

NOTE: Red circles denote delays between planned and actual dates

Description

On September 26, 2014, Wang Yingwu, Chinese Ambassador to DRC, and Dismas Swana Emina Monzia Magbengu, the Vice Minister of International and Regional Cooperation of the DRC, signed letters of exchange for the donation of prevention and treatment equipment to combat Ebola. Earlier on September 23, 2014, the Chinese Embassy announced that prevention and treatment equipment valued at 5 million RMB would be donated to DRC, and 3 medical experts would also be allocated to the DRC. The equipment reportedly included 17,000 protective suits, goggles, gloves, and body bags. The donated materials arrived in Kinshasa, and on October 29, 2014, the handover ceremony of the donated materials took place at Kinshasa's airport. This project is completed.

Number of official sources

5

Number of total sources

8

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Democratic Republic of Congo [Government Agency]