China donated medical equipment worth $570,000 to the Bahamas after cataract surgeries (linked to #54694)
Commitment amount
$ 631044.2819028384
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 631044.28
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) [Government Agency]
Recipient
Bahamas
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On April 20th, 2014, a group of 7 doctors and nurses went to the capital city of Bahama, Nassau, to organize the "Bright Action". On May 13th 2014, a team of Chinese doctors and nurses, called 'Bright Journey Medical', donated $570,000 worth of equipment to perform free cataract surgeries in the Bahamas (according to the Chinese Embassy). The project is conducted by the National Health Commission of China, and the medical team members are from Peking University Health Science Center. China donated the $570,000 equipment for the surgeries to the Bahamas. This project is linked to #54694, which captures the cataract surgeries.
Additional details
Bahamas was not ODA eligible in 2014.
Number of official sources
6
Number of total sources
9
Details
Cofinanced
No
Implementing agencies [Type]
Peking University [Government Agency]