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Overview

Hunan provincial government donates medical equipment to Sierra Leone

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$129,458
Commitment Year•2006Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 1, 2006
Start (actual)
Aug 15, 2007
End (actual)
Sep 5, 2007

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Hunan Provincial Government

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Sierra Leone
  • Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation

Loan description

Hunan provincial government donates medical equipment to Sierra Leone

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In November 2006, the government in Hunan Province, China, committed to donate a set of medical equipments to Sierra Leone when Sierra Leone's President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah visited Hunan Province during the Beijing Summit of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum. In mid-August 2007, the equipments were delivered to Freetown, including 6 devices including X-ray machines, electrocardiographs, and digital ultrasonic diagnostic instruments. The medical equipments worth RMB 550,000. On September 5, 2007, the Chinese embassy held a handover ceremony for the donation of medical equipment from the Government of Hunan Province to the Government of Sierra Leone. Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Cheng Wenju, Political Counselor Wang Haitao, Business Counsellor Zhao Zhongqiu, Serbian President Kaba, Minister of Health Thomas, and local news media attended the handover ceremony.