Chinese Government provides grant for China-Maldives Ophthalmology Centre Project on Hulhumalé Island (Linked to Project ID #52444)
Commitment amount
$ 781121.9005400984
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 781121.9
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Maldives
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
In December 2018, the Chinese Government and the Government of the Maldives signed a grant agreement for the China-Maldives Ophthalmology Centre Project. This project is also known as the Dr. N. D. Abdullah Abdul Hakeem Ophthalmology Centre Project. The China-Maldives Ophthalmology Centre is located at the Hulhumale' Hospital. It will provide eye care treatments related to cataracts, glaucoma, ocular surface diseases, refractive errors, and vitreous and retinal disease. The size of the grant that was provided for the centre is unknown, but it is known that the Chinese Government also donated equipment, medications and consumables to the centre worth over MVR 11.1 million. The project implementer is Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University (ZOC) in Guangdong. The project completion ceremony took place on January 13, 2020.
Number of official sources
6
Number of total sources
14
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of the Maldives [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC), Sun Yat-sen University [Miscellaneous Agency Type]
China National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) [Government Agency]
Health Commission of Guangdong Province [Government Agency]