Project ID: 39362

Chinese Army provides medical training and service through the ‘Peace Ark’ Naval Hospital Ship to Vanuatu

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Vanuatu

Sector

Health (Code: 120)

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

2014-01-01

Actual start

2014-08-31

Actual complete

2014-09-07

Description

On August 31st, 2014, the Chinese Navy Ship, Peace Ark, arrived in Vanuatu to provide medical services. The ship served as the main platform for free-of-charge medical services, including "outpatient and surgical treatment" (according to "驻瓦努阿图大使谢波华在中国海军和平方舟医院船甲板招待会上的致辞"). The Chinese press release, "驻瓦努阿图大使谢波华陪同瓦总理参观和平方舟医院船", stated that the boat has received a total of 7,512 outpatients, completed 58 operations, admitted 26 inpatients, carried out 3382 CT and X-ray auxiliary examinations, and conducted comprehensive medical examinations for 33 people. Additionally, medical teams were dispatched to local hospitals and villages. The ship left on September 7th after completing its service. The arrival of the Peace Ark is heralded as one of the biggest bilateral events between the two nations.

Number of official sources

6

Number of total sources

14

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Implementing agencies [Type]

People's Liberation Army of China [Government Agency]

Government of Vanuatu [Government Agency]