Overview

China donated medical equipment worth $570,000 to the Bahamas after cataract surgeries (Linked to Record ID#54694)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$584,565

Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•BahamasSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 20, 2014

Start (actual): May 13, 2014

End (actual): May 13, 2014

Geospatial footprint

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The project provided a donation to Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau, The Bahamas (see: "我赴巴哈马“光明行”活动取得圆满成功"). More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/301890394

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

China National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC)

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Peking University

Loan desecription

China donated medical equipment worth $570,000 to the Bahamas after cataract surgeries (Linked to Record ID#54694)

Narrative

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Project narrative

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 Record ID#54694, which captures the cataract surgeries.

Staff comments

Bahamas was not ODA eligible in 2014.