Chinese embassy donates 20 motorbikes to Sierra Leone for anti-Ebola purpose
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Sierra Leone
Sector
Emergency response (Code: 720)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On December 23, 2014, the Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone Zhao Yanbo donated 20 motorbikes to Sierra Leonean government to supporting its efforts to combat Ebola. Samura Kamara, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abubakarr Fofanah, Minister of Health and Sanitation, and Yin Chengwu, Political Counsellor of the Chinese embassy, Zou Xiaoming, Economic and Commercial Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy attended the hand-over ceremony. These motorbikes were bought locally for the "Operation Western Area Surge" launched by the Sierra Leonean government and will be used for case detection, epidemic tracking and monitoring.
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
3
Details
Cofinanced
No
Implementing agencies [Type]
Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]
Government of Sierra Leone [Government Agency]
Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation [Government Agency]
Sierra Leone Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation [Government Agency]