Overview

China donates medical materials to Gabon to fight Ebola

Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•GabonDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GabonSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Sep 25, 2014

Start (actual): Sep 25, 2014

End (actual): Sep 25, 2014

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The purpose of this project was to donate medical materials to prevent Ebola contamination to the Libreville hospital. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2804109

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 Gabon

Loan desecription

China donates medical materials to Gabon to fight Ebola

Narrative

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Project narrative

On Sept 25, 2014, the Chinese ambassador to Gabon, Sun Jiwen, handed over medical materials to Gabon for the prevention of Ebola contamination to the Libreville hospital. The donation had initially been turned back for having passed through Nigeria, a country "banned" by Gabon due to the Ebola outbreak that has claimed some lives. The Chinese ambassador said the donation was part of China's total aid of US$ 30 million to African countries affected or threatened by the deadly virus. The exact transaction amount is unknown.