Chinese Government grant for the Kibungo District Hospital Upgrading and Expansion Project
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Rwanda
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
In 2017, the Chinese Government was reportedly agreed to help upgrade the hospital in Kibungo. The purpose of the Kibungo District Hospital Upgrading and Expansion Project is intended to increase the capacity of the facility from 242 to to over 1,200 beds. The facility in Kibungo is in Ngoma district and former Kibungo province. The Chinese Government grant contribution amount is unknown. The Chinese Government originally funded the construction of this hospital in 2002 (see Project ID#57434). Itis also funding a similar upgrade to the Masaka hospital (Project ID#53267).
Additional details
This project was mentioned at the signing ceremony for an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) that committed grant funding to the Government of Rwanda, so for the time being we assume that this project is grant-funded, although this could not be confirmed.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
5
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Rwanda [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Rwandan Ministry of Health [Government Agency]