Project ID: 53025

Chinese Government funds cataract operations at Scottish Livingstone Hospital

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Botswana

Sector

Health (Code: 120)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2015-01-01

Actual start

2015-06-17

Planned complete

2015-07-17

Actual complete

2015-07-17

Geography

Description

In 2015, Chinese ophthalmologists composed of 11 experts would perform more than 500 cataract operations in Botswana (援博“光明行”项目).The project was implemented at Scottish Livingstone Hospital, more than 50 km away from Gaborone. The project began on June 17, 2015, and lasted around 30 days. It also involves donation of medical supplies and equipment. This was the second time Chinese government implemented ophthalmic projects in Botswana (see #30843).

Number of official sources

3

Number of total sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Botswana [Government Agency]