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Chinese Government dispatches 5th medical team to Guido Valadares National Hospital (Linked to Record ID#63160)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$5,635,853
Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•Timor-LesteDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Timor-LesteSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2012
Start (actual)
Sep 26, 2012
End (actual)
Sep 27, 2014

Geospatial footprint

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The 5th Chinese medical team was stationed at Guido Valadares National Hospital (Portuguese: Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares), which is located in the eastern part of the capital city of Dili (exact locational coordinates: 8.555663°S 125.592987°E). More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/167365445

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 Timor-Leste

Loan desecription

Chinese Government dispatches 5th medical team to Guido Valadares National Hospital (Linked to Record ID#63160)

Narrative

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Project narrative

Since 2003, the Chinese Government has been dispatching medical teams to Timor-Leste. Sichuan Province is responsible for sending the teams. In 2012, the Chinese Government dispatched the 5th Chinese medical team to Timor-Leste. The 12-member team was stationed at Guido Valadares National Hospital (Portuguese: Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares), which is located in the eastern part of the capital city of Dili (exact locational coordinates: 8.555663°S 125.592987°E). The team completed its terms of service between September 26, 2012 and September 2014. According to the Government of Timor-Leste’s Aid Transparency Portal (ATP), the Chinese Government committed $1,574,902.36 and disbursed $5.2 million ($5 million on October 1, 2012, $100,000 on December 31, 2013, and $100,000 on January 1, 2014) in support of the 5th medical team. The ATP Project Identification Number is 87292191425.

Staff comments

Guido Valadares National Hospital was previously known as Dili National Hospital. It is the national hospital of Timor-Leste. Between 2003 and 2017, the Chinese Government dispatched 7 Chinese medical teams to Timor-Leste at a total cost of $5,814,166.31 (see Record ID#63160). It is unclear why the Chinese Government disbursed so much more than its original commitment. One potential explanation is that the 5th medical team donated substantial amount of medicine or medical equipment to Guido Valadares National Hospital. However, this issue requires further investigation.