Chinese government donates seven ambulances and medical supplies worth 3 million yuan to Laos to support unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Commitment amount
$ 535661.8242217222
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 535661.82
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Laos
Sector
Emergency response (Code: 720)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On April 2, 2015, the Chinese government donated seven ambulances and medical supplies worth 3 million yuan (about 480,000 U.S. dollars) in support of unexploded ordnance (UXO) to Laos. The ambulances will be allocated to provincial hospitals that deal with the majority of the nation's UXO casualties, as well as to the army's UXO Humanitarian Unit. On average, 300 people had been killed and countless more injured from accidents related to UXO in Laos each year from 1964 to 2008.
Number of official sources
0
Number of total sources
3
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Laos [Government Agency]