Project ID: 58110

Chinese embassy grants 30 million kwacha maternity room at Salima Regional Hospital

Commitment amount

$ 92853.2854627426

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 92853.29

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]

Recipient

Malawi

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

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2013-01-01

Actual start

2013-09-25

Actual complete

2014-06-19

Geography

Description

On September 25, 2013, the foundation stone laying ceremony was held for a 36 bed maternity room granted by the Chinese embassy at the Salima Regional Hospital in Malawi, according to the Chinese Embassy. It is part of the “Prepare Maternal and Child Plan” for Malawi, run by Malawi's government. The project was funded through a 30 million kwacha grant. An article from The Nation reports that the room was completed and handed over on June 19, 2014. This project was encouraged by the Malawi government Presidential Initiative on Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood.

Number of official sources

3

Number of total sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Malawi [Government Agency]