Overview

China donates artemisinin anti-malarial drugs to Sierra Leone

Commitment Year•2008Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2008

Start (actual): Oct 21, 2008

End (actual): Oct 21, 2008

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

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Sierra Leone

Loan description

China donates artemisinin anti-malarial drugs to Sierra Leone

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On October 21, 2008, the Chinese embassy in Sierra Leone handed artemisinin-based anti-malarial drugs to the government of Sierra Leone.These anti-malarial drugs can effectively cure malaria and relieve the patient's pain. The Ministry of Health and Sanitation distributed the medicines to various hospitals to benefit the public. Qiu Shaofang, Ambassador to Cyprus, Business Counselor Zhao Zhongqiu and other officials of the Embassy, Cypriot Minister of Health Kabia, Deputy Minister, officials of the Ministry of Health and the media and about 20 people attended the handover ceremony.