Chinese government donates medical equipment to Steve Biko Academic Hospital
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
South Africa
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
During an April 2017 visit to South Africa, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong's handed over a set of hi-tech medical equipment to the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in South Africa (捐赠南非史蒂夫·比科医学医院一批医疗器械). The donation was made on April 25, 2017. This donation was part of the China-Africa Cooperation in Health agreement signed in Cape Town in November 2015. The Steve Biko Hospital was the first beneficiary of the agreement. The equipment donated included a portable colour ultrasound system, a SynoVent E5 adult and neonate ventilator and an A7 high-end anaesthesia workstation.
Additional details
The cost of the equipment donated is unknown.
Number of official sources
0
Number of total sources
2
Details
Cofinanced
No
Implementing agencies [Type]
Government of South Africa [Government Agency]