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Chinese Government provides grant for China-Maldives Ophthalmology Centre Project on Hulhumalé Island (Linked to Record ID#52444)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$721,237
Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•MaldivesDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MaldivesSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2018
End (actual)
Jan 13, 2020

Geospatial footprint

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The center is located at the Hulhumalé Hospital. Detailed locational information for the Hulhumalé Hospital can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/383751026#map=18/4.21562/73.54324.

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 the Maldives

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • China National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC)
  • Health Commission of Guangdong Province
  • Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC), Sun Yat-sen University

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides grant for China-Maldives Ophthalmology Centre Project on Hulhumalé Island (Linked to Record ID#52444)

Narrative

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Project narrative

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.