Overview

China Gives Congo Medical Equipment worth 620 Million FCFA

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,140,356

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•CongoDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•CongoSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2016

Start (actual): Sep 2, 2016

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 Republic of Congo

Loan description

China Gives Congo Medical Equipment worth 620 Million FCFA

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2016, Chinese Ambassador to Republic of Congo gave the Congolese government a batch of medical equipment worth 620 million FCFA, intended to equip the ophthalmic departments of hospitals. This donation is apart of a larger operation titled "opération lumière", a campaign for free screening and treatment for cataracts in Congo.