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Overview

China's Zhejiang Province donates three ambulances and medical equipment to Namibia

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$199,489
Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•NamibiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•NamibiaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2014
Start (planned)
Apr 1, 2014
Start (actual)
Oct 14, 2014
End (actual)
Oct 14, 2014

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

  • Zhejiang Provincial Government

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Namibia Ministry of Health and Social Services

Loan description

China's Zhejiang Province donates three ambulances and medical equipment to Namibia

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On October 14, 2014, Chinese Ambassador Xin Shunkang handed over three ambulances and medical equipment donated by Zhejiang Province to Namibian Health Minister Richard Kamwi. The fully-equipped ambulances were funded by Zhejiang Province after a delegation led by Vice Governor Huang Xuming visited Namibia in October 2013. The Ministry of Health and Social Services and the government of the Zhejiang Province of the People's Republic of China signed documents in April 2014, when it was agreed that the latter would donate ambulances to the ministry. Each ambulance costs $636,724.82 Namibian dollars while the medical equipment is worth $200,000 Namibian dollars. The ambulances were purchased locally in Namibia and were face-lifted to be modern ambulances equipped with life-saving devices. Medical exchange between Namibia and Zhejiang started in 1996 when the province began to send doctors to work in Namibian hospitals. This project is completed.