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Chinese Government provides $85 million grant for Hospital Facility Upgrading Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$85,535,185
Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•Sri LankaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sri LankaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jun 13, 2018
Start (actual)
Jun 15, 2018

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This project supports the upgrading of hospital facilities in 13 locations: Dharga Town Regional Hospital, Aluthgama Regional Hospital, Mirigama Base Hospital, Sammanthurai Base Hospital, Eravur Base Hospital, Pottuvil Base Hospital, Kalpitiya Regional Hospital, Rakillagaskada Base Hospital, Medirigiriya Base Hospital, Padaviya Base Hospital, Walasmulla Base Hospital, Kalawana Base Hospital, and the Mahiyangana Base Hospital. More detailed locational data can be found at: Dharga Town Regional Hospital: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1039768437#map=19/6.44154/80.01537 Aluthgama Regional Hospital: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/321983043#map=19/6.43394/80.00168 Mirigama Base Hospital: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/377123595#map=18/7.25745/80.13565 (approximate location) Sammanthurai Base Hospital: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/286832935#map=18/7.36836/81.81295 Eravur Base Hospital: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/450943135#map=19/7.78316/81.60622 Pottuvil Base Hospital: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/776998729#map=18/6.87589/81.83027 Kalpitiya Regional Hospital: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/302868257#map=18/8.23406/79.76687 Rakillagaskada Base Hospital: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/313939889#map=18/7.14532/80.78268 Medirigiriya Base Hospital: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2286402631#map=19/8.14308/80.96755 Padaviya Base Hospital: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/643126949#map=18/8.83244/80.76908 Walasmulla Base Hospital: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1932028147#map=19/6.14731/80.69814 Kalawana Base Hospital: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1994693274#map=19/6.53058/80.39744 Mahiyangana Base Hospital: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1974694453#map=19/7.32616/80.99079

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 Sri Lanka

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • CETC International Co., Ltd.

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides $85 million grant for Hospital Facility Upgrading Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

On June 13, 2018, the Chinese Government agreed to provide an $85 million grant to the Government of Sri Lanka for the Hospital Facility Upgrading Project. This project involves the upgrading of 13 hospitals: Dharga Town Regional Hospital, Aluthgama Regional Hospital, Mirigama Base Hospital, Sammanthurai Base Hospital, Eravur Base Hospital, Pottuvil Base Hospital, Kalpitiya Regional Hospital, Rakillagaskada Base Hospital, Medirigiriya Base Hospital, Padaviya Base Hospital, Walasmulla Base Hospital, Kalawana Base Hospital, and the Mahiyangana Base Hospital. These hospitals will be developed to include outpatient clinics, clinical complexes, wards, maternity units, pharmacies, non-infectious diseases units, blood transfusion centers, laboratories, operating theaters, emergency treatment units, and many other service centers. CETC International Co., Ltd. is the contractor responsible for project implementation. Project implementation began on June 15, 2018.

Staff comments

The Chinese project title is 斯里兰卡医院设施升级项目. China Eximbank initially indicated interest in supporting this project with a loan. However, the Chinese Government later decided to support it with a grant.