Overview

China implements Phase 1 of maternal and child health project in Sierra Leone (Linked to Record ID#63046)

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Aug 12, 2016

Start (actual): Dec 16, 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

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Chinese Embassy
Government of Sierra Leone

Miscellaneous Agency Types

Hunan Children's Hospital

Loan desecription

China implements Phase 1 of maternal and child health project in Sierra Leone (Linked to Record ID#63046)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On August 12, 2016, Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone Zhao Yanbo and Sierra Leone's Minister of Health Fofana signed an agreement on China's "Bright Walk" activity for cataract surgery in Sierra Leone and a maternal and child health project. According to the embassy website, China will provide training on children's first aid, disease screening, growth and nutrition monitoring. In November 2016, the project was officially launched as the doctors from Hunan Children's Hospital arrived in Sierra Leone to perform medical inspection and treatment for Sierra Leonean children, as well as to arrange academic exchange between pediatricians. The second phase of this project began in 2018 (#63046).