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China sends Peace Ark hospital ship to Philippines after Typhoon Yolanda in 2013 (linked to Record ID#s #63914, #63913, #38096, #38097, and #63918)

Commitment Year•2013Country of Activity•PhilippinesDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•PhilippinesSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2013
Start (planned)
Nov 18, 2013
Start (actual)
Nov 24, 2013
End (actual)
Dec 10, 2013

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China sends Peace Ark hospital ship to Philippines after Typhoon Yolanda. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1506532

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 the Philippines

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • People's Liberation Army of China (PLA)

Loan description

China sends Peace Ark hospital ship to Philippines after Typhoon Yolanda in 2013 (linked to Record ID#s #63914, #63913, #38096, #38097, and #63918)

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Project narrative

On November 18, 2013 it was reported that China formally offered to send the Peace Ark to the Philippines to provide relief to the Southern Leyte Province after Typhoon Yolanda. The Peace Ark is a hospital ship with 300 beds, 20 ICUs, and eight operating theaters used for medical aid. On November 24, 2013 the ship arrived in Leyte and started extending medical assistance to the victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda. On board the Peace Ark are more than 100 doctors, 200 supporting personnel, and 35 tons of medical supplies. According to "China's Peace Ark leaves Philippines," the ship remained in the Philippines for 16 days and left on December 10, 2013. During its stay, the ship treated 2,208 patients and 113 inpatients, and conducted 44 operations. This project is completed. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Financial Tracking Service lists the project as flow ID #110931. This project is linked to PHP 73.2 million of relief aid donated by the Chinese Government (recorded in Record ID#63914); PHP 37.8 million of supplies donated by the Red Cross Society of China (recorded in Record ID#63913); $100,000 Chinese government donation (recorded in Record ID#38096); $100,000 Chinese Red Cross Society donation (recorded in Record ID#38097); and China Soong Ching Ling Foundation's 3.2 million RMB donation (recorded in Record ID#63918).