Project ID: 56834

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

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Pipeline: Commitment (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2017-01-01

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

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Rwanda [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Rwandan Ministry of Health [Government Agency]