Chinese Government provides USD 20 million grant for the National Clinical Reference Laboratory Project

On March 6, 2018, the Chinese Government and the Government of Liberia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding funding for the construction and equipping of a National Clinical Reference Laboratory. The National Clinical Reference Laboratory will be built as an addition to the 14th Military Hospital, which is operated by the Liberian Ministry of National Defense, in Margibi County. It is set to be the ‘leading laboratory in West Africa’ according to the Chinese Embassy in Liberia. Then, in January 2019, the Chinese Government and the Liberian Ministry of National Defense signed a technical agreement regarding the project. Then, in September 2022, Chinese Ambassador to Liberia Ren Yisheng announced that this project was in the tendering and procurement phase. According to the Liberian Ministry of National Defense, the laboratory will cost $20 million.

Additional details

1. This project is also known as the National Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Laboratory Project. The Chinese project title is 国家临床诊疗实验室 or 第14军医院援建一所现代化临床参比实验室.

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